Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque Rutherford 1916 Primitive Methodist
Reference
S7.11
Place
SEATON DELAVAL
Original Location
Primitive Methodist Church, fixed in front of the organ immediately behind the pulpit.
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
April 1917. Unveiled by Rev G. Soulsby (Minister) , service conducted by Rev Erwin Graham of Middlesborough.
Memorial Description
Plaque
Materials used
Brass
Inscription
(In memory of our late organist Captain Robert Rutherford Durham Light Infantry killed in action September 15th 1916 in the Battle of the Somme. Aged 27. Erected by the choir.)
Names
See above
Who commissioned
Parents
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Morpeth Herald 13/04/1917 reports unveiling, inscription and names of Ministers
(Available on The British Newspaper Archive)
Newcastle Journal 09/04/1917 reports unveiling. (Available on The British Newspaper Archive)
Letter from Mrs. Iris Edmonds
(Available on The British Newspaper Archive)
Newcastle Journal 09/04/1917 reports unveiling. (Available on The British Newspaper Archive)
Letter from Mrs. Iris Edmonds
External web link
Research acknowledgements
Mrs I. Edmonds; Dorothy Hall
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