Memorial

Blyth Zion United Methodist Church- WW1 Plaque (LOST)

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 83269
Description: Brass Plaque (although described in all the literature as a Roll of Honour), this is now in private hands. The transcription and names are taken from the Blyth News dated 6 June 1921. However a modern copy of the plaque (albeit without names) forms part of our reference 33690.
Inscription: ROLL OF HONOUR/[names]

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 14
Died: 14
Information shown: surname, initials of forenames, regiment
Additional Information: NOTE that the regiment for W A Brabyn is shown as LRB, on the CWGC it is the East Yorkshire Regiment

Plaque

Made from: Brass

Condition: Lost

http://www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=6602
CWGC Citation for Walter Ashby Brabyn (to answer the question of what regiment LRB is)- https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/3071091/brabyn,-walter-ashby/
Shields Daily News 6 June 1921
Blyth News 6 June 1921
Illustrated Chronicle 3 & 6 June 1921