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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Town
Gosforth
County
Tyne And Wear
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: October 1921
    Attended by: CLLR T N ARKLE
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
34490

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Current location

LH WALL OF ENTRANCE VESTIBULE TO HOUSING DEPT
COUNCIL OFFICES
High St
Gosforth
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Tyne And Wear
England

OS Grid Ref: NZ 244 682
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
FRAMED PLAQUE WIDE PATTERNED BORDER OF CURLED LINES
Inscription
IN MEMORY OF/ (NAMES)/ EMPLOYEES OF GOSFORTH URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL./ ERECTED BY THE OFFICIALS AND WORKMEN OF THE COUNCIL,/ IN AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE/ "UNTIL THE DAY DAWNS."
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 3
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 3
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: rank,regiment,place of death,forename
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 500MM, width 1000MM
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Reference
  • ALNWICK AND COUNTY GAZETTE by N/A 15/10/21 Source: Media Library Published:N/A ALNWICK, NORTHUMBERLAND
  • WMSG9.18
  • AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN: BRITISH FIRST WORLD WAR MEMORIALS by BOORMAN, DEREK 27 Source: Image Library NIWM Published:SESSIONS 1988 YORK

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