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Pillar 1914-18 1939-45 Community Garden

Reference

P39.01

Place

POWBURN

Map ref

NU 061164

Which war

a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45

Dedication, Creation or Publication date

Set in place Friday 14th Sept 2018. Public dedication ceremony 27th October 2018.

Memorial Description

Pillar of rough hewn stone with pointed top, formerly a gate post. A bronze plaque has been placed on the front which bears the names in raised and burnished Times Roman lettering.

Materials used

Stone; bronze

Inscription

In memory of the fallen / in the two world wars / from the Breamish Valley.

Names

a. 32 full names and home location
b. 7 full names and home location.
See transcript.

Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material

Photo: Robert Preston

External web link

Powburn Memorial in place

Research acknowledgements

Robert Preston

Research In Progress

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Pillar 1914-18 1939-45 Community Garden (P39.01)

        In memory of the fallen

        in the two world war

        from the Breamish Valley

                1914 – 1919

  Atkinson James            Lilburn Steads

  Atkinson James W.         Old Bewick

  Barron Bertram R.         Lilburn

  Brewis Robert             Wooperton

  Brown John                Wooperton

  Carr-Ellison Oswald F.C.  Hedgeley

  Dunn Thomas               Low Hedgeley

  Faibairn (sic) James      Roseden

  Hall Richard M.           Hedgeley Station

  Hall Thomas               Hedgeley Station

  Hetherington Henry        Wooperton

  Jerram Frederick A.L.     Lilburn

  Leather Christopher       Ingram

  Moore William H.          Wooperton Station

  Naylen Edward             Roseden

  Porteous James            Brandon White Ho.

  Potts Walter              North Field

  Pybus Tom                 Lilburn

  Redpath George J.         Wooperton Station

  Ridding Richard           Lilburn

  Roddam Robert C.          Roddam

  Scott Thomas              Beanley

  Sisterson Robert          Linhope

  Sisterson William         Linhope

  Straffen Thomas           Powburn

  Sutton-Jones Cecil G.     Roseden

  Taylor David              Roseden

  Thompson William          Powburn

  Trotter George            Branton

  Turnbull Arthur J.        Greenside Hill

  Turnbull James W.         Branton

  Youll Isaac               Powburn

                1939 - 1945

  Allgood James             Ingram

  Bell, Ralph G.            Branton

  Hall Richard (Peter)      Hedgeley Station

  Holywell Robert           Ingram

  Purvis William            Ingram

  Stephenson Thomas B.      Powburn

  Swanston James            Ingram.

NamesP39.01

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