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Memorial details

Memorial type
Bells or bell tower
District
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Town
Gosforth
County
Tyne And Wear
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
34466

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Current location

ALL SAINTS CHURCH
Gosforth
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Tyne And Wear
England

OS Grid Ref: NZ 241 678
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
PAIR OF TREBLE BELLS WITH ASSOCIATED PLAQUE PLAQUE HAS WIDE BORDER OF CELTIC ROPE PATTERNS AND ELABORATE RAISED CORNERS
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF/ LIEUT. ROBERT WHITFIELD FALCONER,/ 16TH NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS/ ONE OF THE ORIGINAL BELLRINGERS OF THIS CHURCH/ WHO FELL AT THIEPVAL, FRANCE, 1ST JULY 1916, AGED 31 YEARS./ IN HIS WILL HE MADE PROVISION FOR TWO/ NEW BELLS TO BE ADDED TO THE EXISTING/ PEAL IN THIS TOWER
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Falconer, Robert Whitfield
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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: rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,age of death,additional
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Frame
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Reference
  • MORPETH HERALD by N/A 14/5/20 Source: Media Library Published:N/A MORPETH, NORTHUMBERLAND
  • WMSG9.25

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