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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Newry And Mourne
Town
Newry
County
Down
Country
Northern Ireland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
6074

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Current location

High School
23 Ashgrove Road
Newry
Newry And Mourne
Down
BT34 1QN
Northern Ireland

OS Grid Ref: SB 17442 85575
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • NEWRY GRAMMAR SCHOOL
    Downshire Road
    Newry
    Newry And Mourne
    Down
    Northern Ireland

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
Marble tablet with a dark marble backboard.
Inscription
1914-1919(? 1918) THIS TABLET IS PLACED HERE IN MEMORY OF PAST PUPILS WHO SERVED IN THE GREAT WAR . TO THEIR HONOUR THE ADJOINING WAR MEMORIAL WING WAS ERECTED./ 1939-1945 THIS TABLET IS PLACED HERE IN MEMORY OF PAST PUPILS WHO SERVED IN WORLD WAR II
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Alderdice, E
Alderdice, F W
Alderdice, G L
Armstrong, S J C
Armstrong, T T W
Barnett, H W
Bartley, T D M
Blackwood, J
Blackwood, W
Bluett, C
See details for all 113 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 113
    Served and returned: 97
    Died: 16
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 125
    Served and returned: 116
    Died: 9
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: height 2FT, width 5FT
    Materials: Marble
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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