Memorial
Lieutenant Colonel J R Hedley DSO (Missing)
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- Type of Memorial
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- WMR Reference Number
- 33893
- Description
- Brass Plaque with ENAMELLED BLACK LETTERING, and a BORDER OF TWO SETS OF SINGLE LINES, WITH A PATTERNED SQUARE AT EACH CORNER
- Inscription
- IN MEMORY OF / LIEUTENANT COLONEL / JOHN RALPH HEDLEY DSO / 6TH NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS / (COMMANDING 5TH BATT. THE BORDER REGT.) / BORN 21ST MARCH 1871. / DIED ON ACTIVE SERVICE IN FLANDERS 15TH JULY JULY 1917. / "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT / A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS" / THE GIFT OF HIS BROTHERS-IN-LAW.
- War
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Number Commemorated
- 1
- Died
- 1
- Information shown
- surname, date of birth, rank, date of death, regiment, decorations, place of death, forenames, relationships
- Maker(s)
MR EDWARD H THEW, Sculptor
- Sponsor Type
- private
- Sponsored By
- His brothers in law
Ceremonies
Unveiled
2nd January 1921
Revd F L Hines
Components
- Plaque
Height: 450MM
Width: 600MM
Made from: Brass
Condition: Missing
- Morpeth Herald 7 Jan 1921