Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Belfast
Town
Newtonbreda
County
Antrim
Country
Northern Ireland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
6318

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Current location

Knockbreda Parish Church
Church Road
Newtonbreda
Belfast
Antrim
BT8 7AN
Northern Ireland

OS Grid Ref: NW 47180 25545
Denomination: Church of Ireland

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Description
A rectangular wooden tablet with plain pediment supporting two draped crossed flags to each side, surmounted by the Royal coat of arms as used from 1937. The tablet is made of oak with incised Sans serif lettering filled in gold paint. The names are in two columns with alphabetically ordered by surname. The last five names are the list of nurses.
Inscription
1914 1918/ THIS TABLET HAS BEEN ERECTED/ BY THE PARISHIONERS TO PERPETUATE / THE MEMORY OF THOSE WHO SERVED THEIR/ KING AND COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR/ (NAMES)/NURSES/ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Anderson, A Newton
Anderson, C M
Bell, James
Blakiston-houston, Charles
Blakiston-houston, James E
Blakiston-houston, John
Blakiston-houston, John M
Blakiston-houston, Richard
Brown, Charles C
Brown, William F
See details for all 63 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 63
    Served and returned: 63
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,regiment,forename.
    Order of information: forename, surname, rank, regiment.
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: depth 30mm, height 1010mm, width 560mm
    Materials: Wood
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Details: This tablet has been erected by the parishioners.

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