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Title
Alnmouth War Memorial
Date
1921
Medium
sandstone, iron, glass & bronze
Accession number
NE66_SD_S006
Acquisition method
commissioned by the Alnmouth Victory Fund, Alnmouth Welcome Home Fund, including the British Legion, and public subscription
Work type
War memorial
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade II (England and Wales)
Unveiling date
24th July 1921
Listing date
31/10/14
Access
at all times
Inscription description
the bronze plaque to the front bears the main inscription and reads: ERECTED TO THE HONOUR / AND THE EVER / SACRED MEMORY OF THOSE / WHO SACRIFICED THEMSELVES / TO ACHIEVE VICTORY IN THE / GREAT WAR 1914-1918 / AND THE WORLD WAR 1939-1945 / SEE THAT YOU CONQUER BY / LIVING AS WE CONQUERED / BY DYING.; the right side carries the 21 names of the fallen of the First World War, and the left side the 10 names of the fallen of the Second World War; below are the names of eight civilians killed on 8th Nov 1941 when a bomb was dropped on Argyll St