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Memorial

Panel 1939-45 St. Oswin

Reference

W73.06

Place

WYLAM

Map ref

Map ref: NZ 113647

Original Location

Church of St. Oswin, Church Road. West end of church.

Which war

1939-45

Dedication, Creation or Publication date

Unveiled 19th November 1950 by the Bishop of Newcastle.

Memorial Description

Panel, 96cm high x 34cm wide, the left hand one of three - see W73.01
The dates have a cross at centre. The names are carved in a single column using Roman capitals.

Materials used

Well-seasoned oak

Inscription

1939-45

Names

11 full names.
See transcript.

Cost

Estimated �15.10s.

How money was raised

�The money already in hand�.

Sculptor, Artist or Designer

Adam Pigg and Sons, Wylam.

Notes

1. The first name on the memorial is that of Dennis Barff who was in the RAF and was the son of a former vicar of St Oswin's.

Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material

Photos: J. Brown

Diocese of Newcastle Faculty No. 1741, 28/08/1950

Research acknowledgements

Paul Graham (Prudhoe Local History Society); P. Thirkell; Tony Harding; Patrick Easen

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Panel 1939-45 St. Oswin (W73.06)

WYLAM, Church of St. Oswin.

   1939   +   1945

   Dennis Barff

   Joseph Philip Edmondson

   Sydney Elliott

   Arthur Herdman

   William Armstrong Hind

   Harold Hodkinson

   Wilfred Maddison

   George Kenneth Noble

   John Pearson

   Manfred Revell Ternent

   Lawrence A. Williamson

NamesW73.06

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