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    Memorial

    Hexham Golf Club WW1 and WW2

    WW1 brass plaque

    Source: With kind permission of Hexham Golf Club

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    Current Location

    Hexham Golf Club House, West Road, Hexham, Tynedale, Northumberland, NE46 3RZ, England

    OS Grid Reference

    NY 92721 65017

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    © WMR-34143

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    Type of Memorial
    Board / Plaque / Tablet
    WMR Reference Number
    34143
    Description
    WW1-Brass Plaque with raised rectangle at centre top. The letter "V" is substituted for the letter "U". The names are surrounded by a laurel wreath, tied with a ribbon, the tail pieces of which bear the Latin inscription. The whole is mounted in a plain wide wood frame. The lettering is in Roman capitals. WW2-Brass Plaque. Letters are in Roman capitals. The letter "V" has been substituted for the letter "U". It is set in a plain, wide wood frame which is obviously meant to match the plaque for 1914-18.
    Inscription
    IN MEMORY OF THOSE / THE MEMBERS OF THIS CLUB/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ DULCE ET DECORUM EST PRO PATRIA MORI/ (NAMES) AND ALSO THE WORLD WAR/ 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    16
    Died
    16
    Information shown
    surname, initials of forenames
    Order of names
    surname
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Number Commemorated
    4
    Died
    4
    Information shown
    surname, initials of forenames
    Order of names
    surname
    Sponsor Type
    private

    Previous Location(s)

    • Princess House, West Road, Hexham, Tynedale, Northumberland, England

      Year of move

      1954

      Reason for move

    MOVED FROM FORMER CLUB HOUSE WHEN SOLD AND CONVERTED INTO A PETROL STATION

    Components

    Plaque

    Height: 510mm

    Width: 590mm


    Made from: Brass


    Condition: Good


    Backboard

    Made from: Wood


    Condition: Good


    Plaque

    Height: 230mm

    Width: 590mm


    Made from: Brass


    Condition: Good


    Backboard

    Made from: Wood


    Condition: Good


    • WMSH51.35
    • http://www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=7625 (for WW1) http://www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=7626 (for WW2)
    • Alan Grint has researched the names on the Hexham memorials in his book The Faith and Fire Within, 2006, Ergo Press ISBN 0955275814 Faith and Fire Within