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Plaque 1914-18 St. Mary

Reference

L9.01

Place

LESBURY

Map ref

NU 237118

Original Location

St. Mary's Church. North wall of sanctuary.

Which war

1914-18

Dedication, Creation or Publication date

Unveiled 6th November 1921 by Major Cruddas, D.S.O., Commanding 5th Northumberland Fusilier Depot, Newcastle. Dedicated by Canon Mangin.

Memorial Description

Plaque approx. 2 feet 6 inches high x 3 feet 6 inches wide (762 mm x 1.06 m) with decorated margin of oak leaves and sprigs of acorns on black background. The dates "1915-1918" are at the centre of the bottom border. The names are listed in two columns in Roman capitals.

Materials used

Brass

Inscription

To the glory of the immortal dead

Names

12 names, ranks and regiments.
See transcript.

How money was raised

Public subscription.

Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material

Photos: P. Thirkell; D. Riches; Rodney Higgins; Andrew Swan

Shields Daily News 08/11/1921 has brief note of the unveiling.

Alnwick & County Gazette 12/11/1921 reports unveiling.

Diocese of Newcastle Faculty No.772, 04/11/1921

Morpeth Herald 18/11/1921 reports unveiling

Links to Source Material :

Morpeth Herald 1921 11 18 Fri

Research acknowledgements

The late David Wilkinson, D. Riches (East Coquet Local History Society); Sally Bird; J. Brown; the late R.W. Gould; P. Thirkell; Rodney Higgins; Andrew Swan

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Plaque 1914-18 St. Mary (L9.01)

LESBURY, St. Mary's Church.

   TO THE GLORY OF THE IMMORTAL DEAD

   James Foster Riddell      Brigadier General Northumberland Infantry Brigade

   George H.H. Scott         Captain           Queen's West Surrey Regiment

   Richard Hardy             Lance Corporal    7th Batt. Northumberland Fusiliers

   William Matthew Hewitt    Private           "             "

   John James Tait           "                 "             "

   George Alexander Bertram  Bombardier        Royal Field Artillery

   George Fallow             Private           5th Batt. Highland Light Infantry

   James Landers             Private           3rd  "    Scottish Rifles.

   Dennis Prior              "                 3rd  "    Tyneside Scottish

   William Taylor Rutherford "                 8th Batt. East Yorks Regiment

   Edward Thornton           "                 Royal Army Service Corps

   James Bennett             "                 5th Batt, West Yorks Regt

   1915-1918

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