Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque 1914-18 Location unknown
Reference
R24.16
Place
ROTHBURY
Original Location
Location unknown
Present Location
Thropton War Memorial Hall
Which war
1914-18
Memorial Description
Plaque approx 3 feet high x 2 feet wide. The plaque has a beveled edge. The names are handpainted in two columns. Lettering of the dedication is in Old English, the names in sans serif capitals, all with red initials.
Materials used
Oak
Inscription
To the Memory of those / of this Parish who gave their / lives for their Country in the / Great War 1914-1918.
Names
Notes
1. This was handed in for auction as part of a farm clearance in April 2010.
2. At the auction, the plaque was purchased by the Thropton Village Hall Committee for erection in their village hall with the purpose of keeping it in the Coquet Valley and also finding out its origin.
2. At the auction, the plaque was purchased by the Thropton Village Hall Committee for erection in their village hall with the purpose of keeping it in the Coquet Valley and also finding out its origin.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: Janet Brown
Research acknowledgements
Janet Brown; Thropton War Memorial Hall Committee; Hexham and North Auction Mart
Research In Progress
Duncan Glen is researching the names on this memorial and would like to hear from any one who has memorabilia, stories or photographs. Contact DUNCAN.GLEN@btinternet.com
Plaque 1914-18 Location unknown (R24.16)
ROTHBURY
To the Memory of those
of this Parish who gave their
lives for their Country in the
Great War 1914-1918.
Atkinson, William J. Mavin, John R.
Avery, Reginald G. Milburn, James
Bell, J.C. McTear, James F.
Charlton, Norman E. Murray, Thomas
Cowans, Thomas Nichol, William
Davison, Thomas Potts, William
Dawson, Thomas Pringle, John
Dawson, William Renton, Robert W.
Donkin, Samuel T. Richardson, J.S.
Graham, Joshua Richardson, J.R.
Gregory, Thomas Richardson, W.
Gutherson, Robert Ridley, William R.
Hall, Ephraim Robson, Charles
Hood, James F. Rogerson, Robert
Hounam, Robert Scott, Joseph
Kidd, Robert R. Trotter, George
Kidd, Henry Taylor Trotter, Thomas M.
Littlefair, John Turnbull, William
Mason, John Weatherburn, D.B.
Mason, Henry H. Wintrip, John T.
NamesR24.16
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Parish Notes
Every Name A Story
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