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Reference WMO/262877

Address:

Ashington Memorial Garden

Kenilworth Road

Ashington

NE63 8AB

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Within a garden/park/churchyard/enclosure/Marketplace
Description: Pillar/column
Materials:
  • Brick Brick
Lettering: Inscribed on a plaque
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
About the memorial: The Ashington Memorial Garden was developed in 2015 and provides an area for quiet reflection recognising the service given, and sacrifice made, in times of conflict by the Ashington community. It was a replacement for WMO/90656. At the centrepiece of the Garden is the War Memorial incorporating the 'Unknown Soldier' created by sculptor Tom Maley in 2001. A new Memorial recognising conflicts after 1945 is also centrally located next to the War Memorial. Over 1,000 people from the Ashington community gave their lives in the World Wars. Extensive research by local historians enabled the development of new plaques for the Memorial, correcting significant omissions and errors and fully recognising those who made the ultimate sacrifice in the service of their country. The Sergeant Hugh Cairns VC government paving stone [not a memorial in it's own right] was added on 21 October 2018. The Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust tablet commemorating Ashington Airfield [not a memorial in it's own right] was added on 1 November 2018. There are also several wooden seats with brass Dedication Plaques in the memorial area which are worth recording, although they are not in themselves memorials- 1. ASHINGTON INNER WHEEL/IN MEMORY OF ALL THOSE FROM/THE ASHINGTON COMMUNITY/WHO SERVED IN H.M. ARMED FORCES 2. IN MEMORY OF THOSE FROM ASHINGTON/WHO SERVED IN THE/NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS IN WWI AND/ROYAL NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS IN/WWII AND MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE 3. ROYAL BRITISH LEGION ASHINGTON/FOR ALL OF THOSE FROM/ASHINGTON WHO SERVED IN OUR/ARMED FORCES IN TIMES OF CONFLICT 4. WANSBECK ROYAL NAVAL ASSOCIATION/IN MEMORY OF ALL ROYAL NAVY, ROYAL/MARINE AND MERCHANT NAVY PERSONNEL/WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN SERVICE
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TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND GLORIOUS MEMORY OF THOSE/ FROM THE ASHINGTON COMMUNITY WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918 (858 Names) TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND GLORIOUS MEMORY OF THOSE/ FROM THE ASHINGTON COMMUNITY WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ (175 Names) FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1939-1945

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