Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Castle Morpeth
- Town
- Ashington
- County
- Northumberland
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 73868
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Current location
Catalogue reference ASHMM:1988.77.1-viewing by appointment as in store
Northumberland Museum & Archives
QE2 Country Park
Ashington
Castle Morpeth
Northumberland
NE63 9YF
England
OS Grid Ref: NZ 28910 88476
Denomination: Undefined
- Previous locations
- Ellington Colliery
Ellington
Castle Morpeth
Northumberland
England
OS Grid Ref: Undefined
Denomination: Undefined
- Ellington Colliery
- Description
- Brass Plaque on oak backboard, with a border of intertwined leaves. The lettering is raised in casting on a "pecked" background using a mix of sans serifs and Roman capitals.
- Inscription
- IN REMEMBRANCE OF/2ND LIEUT WILLIAM PARK/CASHIER, ELLINGTON COLLIERY/KILLED IN ACTION/FRANCE/21 MARCH 1918
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Park, William
See details - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forename, rank, occupation, manner of death, place of death, date of death
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: height 177mm, width 280mm
Materials: Brass - Backboard
Measurements: height 235mm, width 340mm
Materials: Wood - Oak
- 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
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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