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Memorial details

Memorial type
Pillar / Column
District
Gateshead
Town
Windy Nook
County
Tyne And Wear
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
42176

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Current location

JUNCTION OF WINDY NOOK RD AND CARR HILL RD
ST ALBANS CHURCH
Windy Nook Rd
Windy Nook
Gateshead
Tyne And Wear
England

OS Grid Ref: NZ 270 600
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
OCTAGONAL PILLAR WITH SIX PLAQUES SET IN TWO ROWS OF THREE ON THREE SIDES OF IT
Inscription
EUROPEAN/ WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ THESE TABLET'S (SIC) ARE ERECTED TO/ THE ILLUSTRIOUS/ MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF THIS/ PARISH WHO LAID/ DOWN THEIR LIVES/ FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ GREATER LOVE HATH/ NO MAN THAN/ THIS, THAT A MAN/ LAY DOWN HIS LIFE/ FOR HIS FRIENDS./ JOHN XV 13./ (NAMES)/ REMEMBER/ ALSO BEFORE GOD/ THOSE WHO DIED IN/ WORLD WAR/ 1939 - 194/ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Amett, Robert B
Armstrong, Richard L
Ashcroft, James
Avery, Robert
Baggeley, Frederick
Barker, Thomas T
Beattie, Isaac
Bell, George
Bickerton, John T
Bickerton, William R
See details for all 108 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 70
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 70
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 70
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 70
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaques / Panels with names
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Pillar
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Reference
  • CDW95.01

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