Memorial
Newbrough Boys School WW1 (including Roll of Service)
Current Location
Newbrough Primary Scholl, Newbrough, Tynedale, Northumberland, NE49 5AQ, England
OS Grid Reference
NY 87328 67870
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- Type of Memorial
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- WMR Reference Number
- 34068
- Description
- Oak Plaque. At centre is a panel containing a popular painting called “Remembrance” with a female figure representing grief. It is a reproduction of a popular picture by the Fine Arts Publishing Co. Ltd. The names are inscribed on brass plates.
- Inscription
- TO THE MEMORY OF THE BRAVE SONS OF THE EMPIRE, FORMERLY MEMBERS OF THIS SCHOOL, THIS TABLET IS ERECTED BY PAST AND PRESENT SCHOLARS./ (NAMES)/ "THEY HAVE FOUGHT THE GOOD FIGHT, DYING IN THE CAUSE OF HUMANITY THAT HONOUR MIGHT LIVE"
- War
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Number Commemorated
- 26
- Died
- 26
- Information shown
- surname, forename, regiment
Components
- Board
Made from: Wood - Oak
Condition: Good
- Plaques / Panels with names
Made from: Brass
Condition: Good
- Hexham Courant 7/2/1920 contains appeal for names; 4/9/1920 reports unveiling.
- Alnwick & County Gazette 4/9/1920 reports 1. The memorial was unveiled in the Town Hall, with the intention of placing it in the School. 2. A copy of this picture can be seen in Boulmer War Memorial Institute and Felton Church. There is also one in Bedale Church in Wensleydale
- Newcastle Daily Journal 30/8/1920 reports unveiling in the Town Hall
- WMSN12.5
- http://www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=8070 (for the memorial)
- http://www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=9679 (for the Roll of Service)