Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Newcastle Upon Tyne
- Town
- Newcastle Upon Tyne
- County
- Tyne And Wear
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 48436
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Current location
North aisle
St Nicholas' Cathedral
St Nicholas' Churchyard
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Tyne And Wear
NE1 1PF
England
OS Grid Ref: NZ 24980 64001
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Bronze plaque on a green marble backboard with the inscription in relief.
- Inscription
- IN MEMORY OF/ EDWARD RATCLIFFE BOWDEN/ LIEUTENANT 6TH BATT. NORTHUMBERLAND/ FUSILIERS, T.F. YOUNGEST SON OF/ THOMAS BOWDEN, J.P. OF THIS CITY/ BORN APRIL 28TH 1889/ DIED OF WOUNDS RECEIVED AT ST. JULIEN/ APRIL 28TH 1915/ INTERRED AT ABBEVILLE, FRANCE/ R.I.P.
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Bowden, Edward Ratcliffe
See details - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: rank, surname, date of death,regiment,place of death,forenames,place of burial,manner of death, date of birth,relationships
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Copper - Backboard
Measurements: height 420 mm, width 530 mm
Materials: Marble - Green
- Plaque
- 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
- Lieutenant Edward Ratcliffe Bowden
- WMO ID: 259345
- Condition: Good [last updated on 12-08-2018]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
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