Memorial

Roll of Honour 1914-18 Village Hall

Boulmer

Memorial Name: Roll of Honour 1914-18 Village Hall (B49.04)

NEWMP Ref No.: B49.04

Parish: Boulmer

Original Location:

Village Memorial Hall

Which War:

1914-18

Dedication, Creation or Publication date:

Unveiled 4th August 1920 by Arthur Scholefield.

Materials Used:

In oak and silvered frame.

Sculptor, Artist or Designer:

Mawson, Swan and Morgan.

Inscription:

Brave Sons of Boulmer
who fell in the Great War,
1914-1919.

“Till the day breaks”.

Memorial Description:

Roll of Honour, overall size 13 inches high x 16 inches wide (330 mm x 4.06 mm).

The silvered inner frame is 2 inches wide (5cms), with a large blue oval stone set midway along the top and bottom.

The text is printed, the dedication and the quotation being in Gothic script.

The names are inside a black frame at the centre, printed in Roman upper and lower case.

Names:

5 names and ranks.
See transcript.

Notes:

1. In 1999, Fred Rough, brother to Alec Rough whose name appears on this memorial having been killed in France, was created Chevalier Member of the Legion of Honour from France for his part in the war.

Sources:

Photos: Janet Brown; Tony Harding

Alnwick and County Gazette
07/08/1920 carries report of unveiling ceremony.

The Journal
03/04/1999 reports Fred Rough’s honour.

Source of quotation:
“Till the day breaks” Song of Solomon 2 v 17, 4 v 6

Additional Research Documents

Research Acknowledgements:

Janet Brown;
Tony Harding

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Names Documents:

BOULMER, Village Hall.

 

  Brave Sons of Boulmer

  who fell in the Great War

  1914-1919

 

  James A. Wood           7th North Staffords

  James Straker           Northumberland Fusiliers

  Matthew J. Stanton      7th    ”       “

  Alex. Rough             Machine Gun Corps

  John Nesbitt            Tyneside Scottish

 

  “Till the day breaks”

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