Memorial details

Memorial type
Roll of honour or book of remembrance
District
Wansbeck
Town
Newbiggin-by-the-sea
County
Northumberland
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
33928

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Current location

east wall of north aisle
St Bartholomew's Church
Newbiggin-by-the-sea
Wansbeck
Northumberland
NE64 6DN
England

OS Grid Ref: NZ 31786 88022
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Framed & glazed paper Roll of Honour The title is in gold, the invocation and benediction are in blue, the initials to the handwritten names are in red, the rest of each name is in black, and are in three columns.
Inscription
ROLL OF HONOUR/ PRAY FOR THE REPOSE OF THE SOULS OF THOSE/ OF THIS PARISH WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES/ IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR, 1914 - 1918/ (NAMES)/ REST ETERNAL GRANT UNTO THEM, O LORD; LET LIGHT PERPETUAL SHINE UPON THEM
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Armstrong, Andrew
Armstrong, John
Baker, Albert
Baker, William
Barber, Thomas
Bell, Vicars
Blackburn, James
Brown, J W
Brown, Walter
Brown, William
See details for all 80 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 80
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 80
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forenames
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Frame
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood, Glass
  • Roll of honour
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Paper
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Details: Newbiggin branch of National Federation of Discharged & Demobilised Sailors and Soldiers
Responsibility
St Bartholomew's Church
Reference
  • Morpeth Herald 5/9/1919

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