Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque 1939-45 County Hall
Reference
M17.13
Place
MORPETH
Map ref
NZ 201841
Original Location
County Hall, Gosforth.
Present Location
County Hall, Queen Elizabeth Drive, Southgate.
Which war
1939-45
Memorial Description
Plaque, about 2 feet 6 inches high x 3 feet 6 inches wide set side by side with the County Shield between them. Each plaque has a wreath raised in half relief in the top outer corners. The names are listed in four columns. The lettering is in raised Roman capitals.
Materials used
Bronze plaques set in red brick wall.
Inscription
To the Memory of those brave / men associated with the / County Council of Northumberland / who fell in the World War 1939-1945
For Their Country.
For Their Country.
Names
Notes
1. Arthur James Cogbill named on this plaque, was a teacher from the former Bedlington Grammar School,
2. In 2009 the memorial was moved from near the pond to a place more accessible to the public near the Viking statue. It was rededicated there on November 11th, 2009. The costs were borne by Draeger UK.
2. In 2009 the memorial was moved from near the pond to a place more accessible to the public near the Viking statue. It was rededicated there on November 11th, 2009. The costs were borne by Draeger UK.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: J. Brown; P. Thirkell; Tony Harding
External web link
Links to Source Material :
Research acknowledgements
Janet Brown; Phil Thirkell; Tony Harding
Research In Progress
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Plaque 1939-45 County Hall (M17.13)
MORPETH, County Hall.
To the Memory of those brave
men associated with the
County Council of Northumberland
who fell in the World War 1939-1945
R.H. Armstrong John Douglas K.W. Hodgson W.L. Robson
R. Bee J.H. Ellison R. Johnstone L. Smith
F. Brown E.B. Fullen S. Lang S.E. Smith
P. Brown J. Gardner J.Q. McPherson G.M. Urwin
W.F. Bruce H.B. Graham J.V.C. Mason F.T. Wadsworth
R.W.S. Casebourne J.S. Gray W. Mather G.B. Waugh
J.B. Clark H. Green A.G. Michie G. Weatheritt
A.J. Cogbill E.T. Hackett E.J. Mole E. Weightman
T. Darney G.H. Harvey E.J. Newton D.T. Wilkinson
A. Dobson E. Hartshorne R. Nixon
James Douglas W.J. Hilton A. Richardson
For their country.
NamesM17.13
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Parish Notes
Every Name A Story
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