Memorial
John Kirkland
Current Location
The present church (opened 1905) served as the church building until the present Church was built alongside on 1936., West End Methodist Church Hall, Leazes Terrace, Hexham, Tynedale, Northumberland, NE46 3DL, England
OS Grid Reference
NY 92894 64071
Denomination
Methodist
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- Type of Memorial
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- WMR Reference Number
- 34100
- Description
- Brass Plaque mounted in a plain wood frame. A single line border frames the lettering which is sunk in casting using plain and Roman capitals, enamelled black.
- Inscription
- IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ JOHN KIRKLAND,/ A MEMBER OF THIS CHURCH, WHO IN THE/ GREAT EUROPEAN WAR 1914 - 1919,/ LAID DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS COUNTRY/ AT ARRAS, ON AUGUST 24TH 1918./ THIS TABLET WAS ERECTED BY/ MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH AND CONGREGATION
- War
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Number Commemorated
- 1
- Died
- 1
- Information shown
- surname, rank, date of death ,place of death,forename,manner of death
- Sponsor Type
- public, other
- Sponsored By
- Members of the Congregation
Components
- Frame
Made from: Wood
Condition: Good
- Plaque
Height: 310MM
Width: 460MM
Made from: Brass
Condition: Good
- WMSH51.18
- A Church's Story. West End Methodist Church, Hexham Vivien Little, 1985, page 28
- Alan Grint has researched the names on the Hexham memorials in his book The Faith and Fire Within, 2006, Ergo Press ISBN 0955275814