Memorial

Plaque 1914-18 Presbyterian

Otterburn

Memorial Name: Plaque 1914-18 Presbyterian (O5.04)

NEWMP Ref No.: O5.04

Parish: Otterburn

Original Location:

Presbyterian Church (Closed)

Past Location:

The church was sold in 1992 as a private dwelling.

Present Location:

The village Memorial Hall.

Which War:

1914-18

Materials Used:

Brass on oak mount.

How Money was Raised:

Public subscription

Inscription:

They sought the honour
of their Country,
they beheld the glory of God.

Memorial Description:

Plaque 19 inches high x 15½  inches wide ( 48cms x 39cms) with rounded top 41 inches high on wood pattress 21 inches wider (104cms x 53cms).

There is a single red line running round the edge.

At centre top is a cross in red, with the dates in black on either side.

The quotation is below this, the top two lines arched slightly.

The names are listed in two columns, the dedication in elaborate Roman capitals, the names in sans serif capitals.

Names:

9 names.
See transcript.

Notes:

1. This is one of three identical plaques placed in each of the three churches in Otterburn. See also O5.02 and O5.07.

Sources:

Photo: Tony Harding

Redewetter No.6 Magazine of the Redesdale Society.

Source of quotation
“They sought the honour of their country . . .” Not ascertained.

Additional Research Documents

Research Acknowledgements:

Redesdale Society;
Sally Bird;
Tony Harding;
Ken and Dorothy Southern;
Raymond Ion

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Names Documents:

OTTERBURN, Presbyterian Church.

    

  +

  1914   1919

  They sought the honour

  of their Country,

  They beheld the Glory of God.

 

  W.R. Swanson.   Cuthbert Pease.

  John Rough.     John Ferguson.

  Henry Hall.     Jas. S. Richardson.

  James Murray.   Geo. B. Thompson.

        Richard H. McDougal.

NamesO5.04

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