Memorial
Pegswood Parish WW2 Plaque
Current Location
In 2012 the plaque was in the office, Pegswood Miners Welfare Community Centre, Front Street, Pegswood, Castle Morpeth, Northumberland, NE61 6UF, England
OS Grid Reference
NZ 22684 87342
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- Type of Memorial
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- WMR Reference Number
- 34162
- Description
- Brass Plaque on wooden backboard. There is a border of oak leaves. Names are listed in two columns. All lettering is in Roman capitals
- Inscription
- TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN HONOUR OF THOSE/ FROM THE PARISH OF PEGSWOOD/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE WAR 1939-1945/ [18 names]
- War
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Number Commemorated
- 18
- Died
- 18
- Information shown
- surname, rank, regiment, initials of forenames
- Order of names
- surname
- Costs
- c£50
Ceremonies
Unveiled
4th May 1947
Alderman A Patten
Dedicated
4th May 1947
Revd S A Crawford, Rector of Bothal & Revd W Lane, Methodist Minister
Components
- Plaque
Height: 450mm
Width: 750mm
Made from: Brass
Condition: Good
- Backboard
Height: 450mm
Width: 750mm
Made from: Wood
Condition: Good
- MORPETH HERALD 9/5/1947 which reported on the unveiling
- http://www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=8418 of the North East War memorials Project - Reference P6.01