Memorial

Blyth Urban District Council Staff - WW1

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Current Location

First floor corridor, Civic Centre, Renwick Road, Blyth, Blyth Valley, Northumberland, NE24 2BX, England

NZ 30926 81179

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Type of Memorial: Triptych
WMR Reference Number: 33330
Description: Triptych with triangular pediment and two hinged doors; within the central panel is a copper cross. The inscription is in gold lettering on the central panel and both doors.
Inscription: Pediment: FOR GOD, KING AND COUNTRY Each door: ROLL OF HONOUR/ (Names) Central panel: GREATER LOVE HATH/ NO MAN THAN THIS/ (NAMES)/ THE HEROIC DEAD Small plaque on base: MADE FROM TIMBER AND COPPER TAKEN FROM/ HMS BRITANNIA, NAVAL CADET SHIP AT/ DARTMOUTH 1869 - 1905./ BROKEN UP AT BLYTH 1917. / PRESENTED TO THE TOWN BY HUGHES AND BOLCKOW LIMITED

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 22
Served: 17
Died: 5
Information shown: Initials of forenames, surname, rank, regiment
Order of names: Survivors are listed alphabetically by surname on the doors; casualties are listed on the central panel.

Blyth Valley Borough Council, Seaton Delaval, Blyth Valley, Northumberland, England
Year of move
1991
Reason for move
BEFORE THIS THE MEMORIAL WAS IN THE OLD COUNCIL OFFICES AT SEAFORTH STREET, BLYTH