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Plaque 1914-18 1939-45 Alnmouth Golf Club

Reference

A10.12

Place

ALNMOUTH

Map ref

NU256117

Original Location

Alnmouth Golf Club, Foxton Hall, Foxton.
In the passage opposite the Secretary’s Office.

Which war

a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45

Memorial Description

Plaque 36 inches high x 15 inches wide (914mm x 381mm) set behind glass in an oak frame 3 inches (76mm) wide. There is a narrow patterned border of leaves. The title is outlined in an elaborate frame with the dates on scrolls at right and left. The plaque has been extended to cover the 1939-45 and a new frame made to surround the whole. The names are listed in a single columns. The lettering is sans serif upper and lower case for the names and Roman capitals for the titles.

Materials used

Lacquered brass in oak frame.

Inscription

Roll of Honour
Alnmouth Golf Club

Names

a. 16 names, ranks and regiments.
b. 4 names, ranks and regiments.
See transcript.

Notes

1. Many of these people are from wealthy families and their names appear on war memorials in several places.

2. For some reason, the surname Percy of the Duke of Northumberland, killed in 1939-45, has been omitted, with just his Christian names appearing.

Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material

Photos: Janet Brown

External web link

Alnmouth War Memorials

Research acknowledgements

Foxton Golf Club; George and Janet Brown

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Plaque 1914-18 1939-45 Alnmouth Golf Club (A10.12)

 
   Roll of Honour
   Alnmouth Golf Club
   1914         1918
   
   Paymaster Lieutenant Herbert Miller R.N.R.
   Lieutenant J.E. Purvis R.N.V.R. Dover Patrol
   Major F.P. Paynter 4th Northumbrian Howitzer Brigade R.F.A.T.F.
   Gunner Edward Tate 8th Tank Corps
   Lieutenant R. Eustace Smith Northumbrian Hussars I.Y. attd. R.A.F.
   Captain Cuthbert Pease 1st Battn. Irish Guards
   Captain R.S. Hebeler 7th Batt. Queen’s Royal West Surrey Regt.
   Brigadier General J.F. Riddell Comm. North’d Infantry Brigade late 2nd N.F.
   Captain R.C. Roddam M.C. 3rd Battn. Northumberland Fusiliers
   Lieutenant W.H. Bainbridge 6th Battn. Northumberland Fusiliers
   Lieutenant Colonel J.R. Hedley D.S.O. 6th Battn. Northd Fus. 
              Commanding 5th Battn. Border Regiment.
   Lieutenant Edmund Mortimer 6th Battn. Northd Fusiliers
   Second Lieutenant J.P.N. Simpson 5th Battn. Royal Fusiliers
   Lieutenant Colonel R.W. Fox 6th Battn. Devonshire Regiment
   Captain James Pyman 3rd Battn. Border Regiment
   Lieutenant J.A.G. Brewis 4th Battn. Durham Light Infantry att. R.A.F.
   
   World War II
   1939                         1945
   Captain E.N. Allan           killed whilst on active service 
                                Royal Artillery
   
   W. Hawkes Esq.               killed by enemy action
   
   Lieut. Henry George Alan     Killed in action
   9th Duke of Northumberland   Grenadier Guards
   
   Captain. J.M. Pybus          Killed in action 
                                Royal Artillery
NamesA10.12

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