Memorial details

Memorial type
Panelling
District
Alnwick
Town
Rothbury
County
Northumberland
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Faculty Granted
    Date: 20 February 1920
    Attended by: Undefined
  • Dedicated
    Date: August 1920
    Attended by: Bishop of Newcastle
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
33890

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Current location

North wall of chancel
All Saints Church
Church Street
Rothbury
Alnwick
Northumberland
NE65 7UU
England

OS Grid Ref: NU 05704 01732
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Panels on either side of the organ, three to the left and three to the right. The panels have carved tracery at the top. The names are listed on the 4 inner panels, in a single column on each, with the dedication prayer on the extre,e left panel, and the quotation on the extreme right. All lettering is in black Roman with red initials
Inscription
LORD OF MERCY AND OF LOVE/ WE REMEMBER BEFORE THEE/ THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT CRUSADE/ 1914-1919/ (NAMES) THEY SHALL GROW NOT OLD AS/ WE THAT ARE LEFT GROW OLD,/ AGE SHALL NOT WEARY THEM NOR/ THE YEARS CONDEMN./ AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN/ AND IN THE MORNING/ WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Atkinson, William James
Avery, Reginald George
Bell, Jacob Coxon
Bolam, Douglas
Charlton, Norman
Cowans, Thomas
Davison, Tom
Dawson, John
Dawson, William
Donkin, Samuel
See details for all 41 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 41
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 41
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Panelling
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood - Oak
Listing information
Condition
Costs

Site: C£500

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.

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