A SPECIAL service was held in Prudhoe to mark the completion of a war memorial which has had hundreds of missing names added.

The Lychgate War Memorial, at the entrance of St Mary Magdalene Church, originally commemorated 91 names from World War I.

But since 2013, members of Prudhoe and District History Society have been working to compile a list of names missing from the First World War, as well as names from the Second World War and subsequent conflicts.

Prudhoe Town Council funded extra panels for the names, and it was hoped the work would be completed by the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War in November.

And after successful completion of the work, on Sunday a re-dedication service for the memorial was led by Rev. Daniel Freyhan.

The service was attended by members of the history society, councillors and members of the public, who were able to view the finished work, which includes names of soldiers lost in conflicts in the Falklands, Iraq and Malaysia.

Prudhoe’s Mayor, Tracy Gilmore, cut the ribbon at the completed memorial.

She said: “The church was quite full which was lovely to see. “Prudhoe as a whole loves their history, and I suppose it’s quite a patriotic town, so everyone has been really supportive of the work on the memorial.

“I think everybody is really proud that something has been done to remember people who fought in the wars and that the council has spent a considerable amount of money making this up to date so people can remember them.”

A soldier silhouette, as part of the Royal British Legion’s silent soldier campaign, now also stands at the spot beside the memorial.