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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Shrine
- District
- Tynedale
- Town
- Hexham
- County
- Northumberland
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 20th July 1917
Attended by: Mrs. C.W.C. Henderson, the donor - Dedicated
Date: 20th July 1917
Attended by: The Rector, Canon E. Sidney Savage, M.A. - Show More (1)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Lost
- WM Reference
- 34132
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Current location
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- was St Wilfrid's Institute (now Hexham Community Centre)
Gilesgate
Hexham
Tynedale
Northumberland
NE46 3NP
England
OS Grid Ref: NY 93437 64271
Denomination: Undefined
- was St Wilfrid's Institute (now Hexham Community Centre)
- Description
- Shrine, which had a wood frame containing the Roll of Honour of those who "died gloriously in the field of battle, giving their lives in the service of their Country". Above this was a Crucifix with a gabled roof to provide protection.
- Inscription
- Dedicated to "The Returning Brave"/ (100+ NAMES)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 100
Served and returned: 100
Died: 0
Exact count: no
Information shown: not known
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Shrine
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood - Oak
- Shrine
- Condition
- History
- The memorial was removed and lost before the Institute was sold to the Community Centre on 31/3/1962
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Private
Details: Donated by Mrs. C.W.C. Henderson, of The Riding - Reference
- Hexham Courant Saturday 28th July 1917
- WMSH51.45
- Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 28/7/1917 reports unveiling
- Hexham Parish Magazine August 1917 which features a picture of the Rector dedicating the shrine. See also June and October 1917
- www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=7635. North East War Memorial Project ref: H51.45
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