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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Tynedale
Town
Acomb
County
Northumberland
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 18 Sep 1921
    Attended by: Major General G.J. Cuthbert, C.B., C.M.G. uncle of Capt. Cuthbert and formerly in command of the Scots Guards
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
70946

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Current location

north wall of nave
St John of Beverley Church
minor road south of Acomb
Acomb
Tynedale
Northumberland
NE46 4PE
England

OS Grid Ref: NY 93283 65735
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Alabaster frame surmounted by a crest with helmet. There is an inserted panel of black slate. There are three coats of arms around the edges, those of Cuthbert, Byng and Straker. The letters are in gilded Roman capitals.
Inscription
Gloria est pro patria mori/Sacred to the loving and glorious memory of/James Harold Cuthbert of Beaufront/Captain in His Majesty's Regiment of Scot's/Guards. Companion of the Distinguished/Service Order. Justice of the Peace for/the County of Northumberland and High/Sheriff of that County in the year 1911,/who was killed in action near Loos in/France on 27th of September 1915, and/was buried on the field of battle./He married firstly the Lady Anne Dorothy/Frederica Byng third daughter of the 5th/Earl of Strafford who was taken by God/on the 31st of January 1907 and lies buried/in this churchyard./He married secondly, Kathleen Alice/eldest daughter of John Coppin Straker/of Stagshaw in this County by whom he had/issue Harold David, now of Beaufront,/Vida, Gerald Ivo and Sidney John.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Cuthbert, James Harold
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Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames, rank, regiment, place of death, date of death, place of burial, relationships, additional, decorations
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 750mm, width 900mm
    Materials: Slate
  • Frame
    Measurements: height 2100mm, width 1350mm
    Materials: Alabaster
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=8502
  • Newcastle Daily Chronicle 19/9/1921 reports unveiling
  • St.John Lee, Northumberland William Maddison, Hexham, 1927, J. Catherall & Co (Printers) Ltd
  • Hexham Historian No. 14 July 2004 carries an article by Alan Grint

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