Roll of Honour Fallen 1914-18 1939-45 St. Aidan

Parish Church of St. Aidan, Church Street.

Oswald’s Chapel.

a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45

The Oswald Chapel, its furnishings and the new memorial to both wars were dedicated by the Lord Bishop of the Diocese  August 3rd 1952.

Wood

To those of
this parish
who gave
their lives
in the two
World Wars
1914-1918
(Names)
1939-1945
(Names)

Roll of Honour, measuring 47 ins high x 24 inches wide (119cms x 61cms), the top raised piece measuring 9 inches high x 16 inches wide (23cms x 41cms).

The dedication is in the top.

The names are given in two columns on the main panel.

The letters are carved into the wood using Roman capitals.

1.   The Roll of Honour was made as part of the refurbishing of the newly created Chapel of St. Oswald.

2.   The name given here as “M.W. Forrester” on this memorial is shown on the Crucifix plaque B3.01 as “Matthew F. Forester” and as “Pte. M.W. Forest” on the triptych inside the church (B3.02)

3.   The name John W. Nutman on the above Roll of Honour is additional to those on the Roll of Honour in the grotto beneath Bamburgh Castle (B3.01)

Photos: J. Brown

Diocese of Newcastle
Faculty Book 2, No. 1813, 16/05/1952

North Sunderland and Seahouses Local History Society;
Philip Thirkell;
Janet Brown;
Tony Harding

Bamburgh Heritage Trust is researching the names.

Contact Chris Baldwin, chrismbaldwin@btinternet.com