Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Alnwick
Town
Eshott
County
Northumberland
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 2nd January 1921
    Attended by: Revd F L Hines
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
33893

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  • Eshott Chapel
    Eshott
    Alnwick
    Northumberland
    NE65 9EW
    England

    OS Grid Ref: NZ 20518 97765
    Denomination: Methodist
Description
Brass Plaque with ENAMELLED BLACK LETTERING, and a BORDER OF TWO SETS OF SINGLE LINES, WITH A PATTERNED SQUARE AT EACH CORNER
Inscription
IN MEMORY OF / LIEUTENANT COLONEL / JOHN RALPH HEDLEY DSO / 6TH NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS / (COMMANDING 5TH BATT. THE BORDER REGT.) / BORN 21ST MARCH 1871. / DIED ON ACTIVE SERVICE IN FLANDERS 15TH JULY JULY 1917. / "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT / A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS" / THE GIFT OF HIS BROTHERS-IN-LAW.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Hedley, John Ralph
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Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, date of birth, rank, date of death, regiment, decorations, place of death, forenames, relationships
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 450MM, width 600MM
    Materials: Brass
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Details: His brothers in law
Reference
  • Morpeth Herald 7 Jan 1921

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