Memorial

Bedlington

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Memorial faces the A193 Main Street accessed via Windsor Gardens turning, Front Street West, West Bedlington, Wansbeck, Northumberland, NE22 5TT, England

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NZ 25878 81911

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 33767
Description: Rectangular enclosure with low kerb surround with eight wide steps leading to a square platform. On the platform are five shallow rectangualr steps forming the base of the plinth, on top of which is a deeper plinth bearing the dedication. Topping this is a large rectangular stone bearing the names. Superimposed on this is a Celtic cross, with a stone wreath resting at its foot. The whole is 15 feet high. The words "For Home and Duty" are carved at the base of the shaft. The main plinth has two set-back panels on either side of the face, each bearing a column of names, whilst the centre part bears three columns, so that five columns face the front. At either side, the names are lilsted in single columns. The back is blank. The names from 1939-1945 are on the lower plinth, on all three sides but not the back, in five columns on the front and two columns on each side. All the lettering is raised lead, painted black in plain capitals.
Inscription: SIDE ONE: ON THE BASE OF THE SHAFT: FOR/ HOME/ AND/ DUTY/ (NAMES)/ THESE FELL IN THE GREAT EUROPEAN WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ REMEMBERED BY DEEDS NOBLY DONE/ HEROES EVERYONE/ THESE FELL 1939 - 1945 IN WORLD WAR II./ (NAMES) OTHER SIDES: (NAMES)

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 180
Died: 180
Information shown: Surname, initials of forenames
Order of names: alphabetical by surname
Additional Information: NOTE- this count is correct, historical errrors were made with the names inputting, see the referenced NEMWP report for the correct names

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 43
Died: 43
Information shown: surname, initials of forenames,
Order of names: surname
Additional Information: NOTE- This count is correct, historical errrors were made with the names inputting, see the referenced NEMWP report for the correct names

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