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Obelisk 1914-18 1939-45 Later Wars beside Memorial Garden

Reference

S18.10

Place

SHILBOTTLE

Map ref

NU 196086

Original Location

Green Hut Corner, Grange Road.

Which war

a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45
c. Other wars (Aden, 1966)

Dedication, Creation or Publication date

Unveiled 3rd August 2014 by the Duke and Duchess of Northumberland

Memorial Description

Obelisk approx. 8 feet tall. Of rough-hewn granite standing on two steps of polished marble. At front centre top is a badge. Panels of black marble which bear the names in a single column are on three sides. Those from 1914-18 are on the front, those from 1939-45 are on the right, and on the left is a name from later wars. Lettering is incised and gilded using Roman capitals.
The words �Lest We Forget� are on the front face of the top step.

Materials used

Granite with polished marble panels.

Names

a. 20 full names
b. 14 full names
c 1 full name
See transcript.

Who commissioned

Shilbottle Parish Council.

Cost

Approx. �19,000.

How money was raised

Public subscription� Shilbottle Parish Council; Shilbottle Village Forum;

Sculptor, Artist or Designer

Art of Stone Memorials, Blyth.

Ownership and maintenance

Shilbottle Parish Council

Notes

1. There are memorials in the church, but it was felt that an outdoor memorial was needed.

2. A new flower bed was also created which bears the combined services� insignia. Approx. �900 worth of flowers were planted in time for the unveiling.

Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material

Photos: Janet Brown

Journal 16/06/2014 reports proposed unveiling; 03/08/2014 reports unveiling.

Research acknowledgements

J. Brown

Research In Progress

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Obelisk 1914-18 1939-45 Later Wars beside Memorial Garden (S18.10)

Front:

   World War 1

   Robert Baxter

   George W. Buglass

   Thomas H. Charlton

   William Darling

   Joseph J. Dunn

   Robert Green

   Joseph R. Hall

   John Hindhaugh

   George Slater

   John Smails

   William Smails

   James J. Thompson

   Thomas H. Weightman

   Brian B. Weightman

   Robert G. Weightman

   Thomas Weir

   James J. Wilson

   Mossman Wilson

   William Wilson

   Martin Young

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Right hand side

   World War 2

   R.W. Anderson

   A. Armstrong

   J. Berry

   A. Knox

   J.H. Madden

   K.F. Middlemist

   G. Porteous

   J.T. Pringle

   D. Simm

   J.R. Straughan

   S. Thompson

   J.I. Trueman

   P.W. Weightman

   A. Widdrington

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Left hand side

   Other conflicts

   Aden 1966

   R.J. Hughes

NamesS18.10

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