Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Church Fabric / Fitting: Reredos or screen
- District
- Castle Morpeth
- Town
- Whalton
- County
- Northumberland
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 23 May 1920
Attended by: Major General Wilkinson - Faculty Granted
Date: 21 June1920
Attended by: Undefined - Show More (1)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 34207
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Current location
St Mary Magdalene Church
Whalton
Castle Morpeth
Northumberland
NE61 3UP
England
OS Grid Ref: NZ 13070 81303
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Wooden screen dividing the tower from the nave. Dedication carved above the door. Names carved on the door.
- Inscription
- DULCE ET DECORUM EST PRO PATRIA MORI/ IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS/ PARISH WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-19/ (NAMES)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Appleby, Robert Swan
Elliott, John
Grieve, Thomas
Lawson, William
Mcnally, James
Rochester, William Davidson
Smith, Ralph Eustace
See details for all 7 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 7
Served and returned: 0
Died: 7
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, rank, date of death, regiment, forename
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Screen
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood - Oak
- Screen
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- Morpeth Herald 28 May 1920 (reporting the unveiling ceremony) and 17 November 1922 (reporting the opening of The Victory Hall)
- newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=9266
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