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Plaque Fallen 1914-18 St. Aidan

Reference

T9.01

Place

THORNEYBURN

Map ref

NY 787878

Original Location

St. Aidan's Church. On north wall of nave.

Present Location

Not in its original position. See T9.03

Which war

1914-18

Memorial Description

Plaque mounted on pattress 43 cm high x 71 cm wide. There is a patterned border which is comprised of a thistle in each corner whose leaves stretch along the top, bottom and sides. The lettering is in Roman upper and lower case.

Materials used

Brass

Inscription

To the glory of God and in memory of / those who fell in the Great War 1914-1919

Names

5 names, regiments and dates of death.
See transcript.

Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material

Photo: Tony Harding

Diocese of Newcastle Faculty Book 2, No. 1665, 17/09/1948 allows for the removal of this brass.

In Silent Fortitude: In Memory of the Men of the North Tyne Valley who Fell in the Great War; Alan Isaac Grint; 2011; Ergo Press; ISBN 9780955751097

Research acknowledgements

Bellingham and North Tyne Local History Society; P. Thirkell; Tony Harding

Research In Progress

Alan Grint has researched the names on this memorial in his book In Silent Fortitude, 2011 Ergo Press ISBN 9780955751098 :-Cogito books 01434 602555

Plaque Fallen 1914-18 St. Aidan (T9.01)

THORNEYBURN, St. Aidan's Church.

   To the glory of God and in memory of

   those who fell in the Great War, 1914-1919

   W. Armstrong  R.F.A.  August  2nd  1917

   J. Fletcher   R.F.A.  August  9th  1918

   W. Foreman    R.F.A.  October 14th 1917

   W. Fox        N.F.    April  26th  1915

   E. Phillips   N.F.    May   27th   1918

NamesT9.01

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