Memorial

Plaque 1914-18 St. John the Baptist

Alnmouth

Memorial Name: Plaque 1914-18 St. John the Baptist (A10.03)

NEWMP Ref No.: A10.03

Parish: Alnmouth

Original Location:

St. John the Baptist Church, Northumberland Street

Which War:

1914-18

Dedication, Creation or Publication date:

Dedicated Thursday, 23rd September 1920 by Dr. Wild, Rt. Rev. Lord Bishop of Newcastle.

Materials Used:

White marble panel in brown marble surround.

How Money was Raised:

Gift of Mrs. Scholefield of Lint Close, Alnmouth.

Inscription:

August
4th 1914
November
11th 1918
To the glory of God
and in
memory of
(Names)

Memorial Description:

Plaque of white marble on brown marble surround.

Total measurements 34½  inches high x 23½  inches wide (875mm x 596mm).

The fluted frame has a Tudor rose in each corner.

The central panel has the dates in the top left and right corners, each in a box.

The names are listed in two columns with a single vertical line to separate them.

The lettering has been incised and painted brown, using Roman upper and lower case lettering throughout.

Names:

20 names and ranks listed.
See transcript.

External Links:

Alnmouth War Memorials

Sources:

Photos: J. Brown; Tony Harding

Alnwick and County Gazette
25/09/1920 reports unveiling;
02/10/1920 gives fuller report.

Morpeth Herald
01/10/1920 reports dedication ceremony.

Additional Research Documents

Research Acknowledgements:

David Wilkinson and Jim Shepherd (East Coquet L.H.S.)
Janet Brown

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Names Documents:

 

    August      To the glory of God       November

    4th 1914         and in               11th 1918

                    memory of

              Lieut. H. Kenyon Temperley

    Lt. Col. J.R. Hedley           S.B. William Harker

    Capt. Philip I. Walker         Dvr. Andrew Smith

    2nd Lieut. Philip S. Denton    A.B. Thomas Jefferson

    2nd Lieut. Basil Richardson    Gnr. Henry Brown

    Sub.Lieut. Donald W. Ramsay    Sapper Harry Stewart

    Sgt. Arthur Gray               Pte. Sinclair Robson

    Sgt. William Straughan         Gnr. Robert Stephenson

    Cpl. Nathaniel C. Neilson      Pte. Philip Jefferson

    Cpl. Robert Richardson         Pte. Robert Wood

    Cpl. Arthur Marshall

NamesA10.03

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