Memorial

Pillar 1914-18 1939-45 Community Garden

Powburn

Memorial Name: Pillar 1914-18 1939-45 Community Garden (P39.01)

NEWMP Ref No.: P39.01

Parish: Powburn

Original Location:

Powburn Community Garden

Which War:

a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45

Dedication, Creation or Publication date:

Set in place Friday 14th Sept 2018.

Public dedication ceremony 27th October 2018.

Materials Used:

Stone; bronze

Inscription:

In memory of the fallen
in the two world wars
from the Breamish Valley.
1914 – 1918
(Names)
1939 – 1945
(Names)

Memorial Description:

Pillar of rough hewn stone with pointed top, formerly a gate post.

A bronze plaque has been placed on the front which bears the names in raised and burnished Times Roman lettering.

Names:

a. 32 full names and home location
b. 7 full names and home location.
See transcript.

External Links:

Breamish Valley Roll of Honour

Sources:

Photo: Robert Preston

Additional Research Documents

Research Acknowledgements:

Robert Preston

Research In Progress:

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Names Documents:

       In memory of the fallen

       in the two world war

       from the Breamish Valley

               1914 – 1919

 Atkinson James            Lilburn Steads

 Atkinson James W.         Old Bewick

 Barron Bertram R.         Lilburn

 Brewis Robert             Wooperton

 Brown John                Wooperton

 Carr-Ellison Oswald F.C.  Hedgeley   

 Dunn Thomas               Low Hedgeley

 Faibairn (sic) James      Roseden

 Hall Richard M.           Hedgeley Station

 Hall Thomas               Hedgeley Station

 Hetherington Henry        Wooperton

 Jerram Frederick A.L.     Lilburn

 Leather Christopher       Ingram

 Moore William H.          Wooperton Station

 Naylen Edward             Roseden

 Porteous James            Brandon White Ho.

 Potts Walter              North Field

 Pybus Tom                 Lilburn

 Redpath George J.         Wooperton Station

 Ridding Richard           Lilburn

 Roddam Robert C.          Roddam

 Scott Thomas              Beanley

 Sisterson Robert          Linhope

 Sisterson William         Linhope

 Straffen Thomas           Powburn  

 Sutton-Jones Cecil G.     Roseden

 Taylor David              Roseden

 Thompson William          Powburn

 Trotter George            Branton

 Turnbull Arthur J.        Greenside Hill

 Turnbull James W.         Branton

 Youll Isaac               Powburn

               1939 – 1945

 Allgood James             Ingram

 Bell, Ralph G.            Branton

 Hall Richard (Peter)      Hedgeley Station

 Holywell Robert           Ingram

 Purvis William            Ingram

 Stephenson Thomas B.      Powburn

 Swanston James            Ingram.

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