Memorial Details
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Memorial
Roll of Honour 1914-18 Council School
Reference
S109.07
Place
SHIELDFIELD (N'castle/Shieldfield)
Original Location
Shieldfield Council School. In the senior department.
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled 16th February 1921 by Lieut. Col. H.C. Millican; dedicated by Rev. W.H. Anning, Vicar of Christ Church and chaplain to the Royal Air Force.
Memorial Description
Roll of Honour, “handsome carved oak board, with the names of the fallen men inscribed in gold-leaf lettering.” It has three panels.
Materials used
Oak
Inscription
(Dedicated to former pupils who fell)
Names
How money was raised
Children raised £13. Plaque donated anonymously.
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Mr. M. Forster, engraver of Nun Street, Newcastle. A joiner, who wished to remain anonymous.
Notes
1. 93 former pupils volunteered.
2. The joiner who donated the board presented it as a thank offering for his own safe return from service abroad.
3. According to the Newcastle Weekly Chronicle, the plaque was designed by a man wishing to remain anonymous, but it was made by Mr. M. Forster, engraver of Nun Street, Newcastle.
2. The joiner who donated the board presented it as a thank offering for his own safe return from service abroad.
3. According to the Newcastle Weekly Chronicle, the plaque was designed by a man wishing to remain anonymous, but it was made by Mr. M. Forster, engraver of Nun Street, Newcastle.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Illustrated Chronicle 17/02/1921 reports unveiling.
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 12/02/1921 describes the plaque and reports proposed unveiling.
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 12/02/1921 describes the plaque and reports proposed unveiling.
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Research acknowledgements
Dorothy Hall
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Roll of Honour 1914-18 Council School (S109.07 )
SHIELDFIELD Council School
The layout of this memorial is not known.
The following has been extracted from a newspaper
report and has not been compared with the original
nor a good photograph.
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North’d Fusiliers Pte. G. Blackburn
Lt. A. Arthur M.C., M.M. Pte. E. Gardner
Sgt. E. Stephenson Pte. R. Young
L/Cpl.J. Hay Pte. R. Stafford
Pte. R.W. Hay Coldstream Guards
Pte. T. Robson Pte. H. Holmes
Pte. J. Clark West Ridings
Pte. A. Tweed Pte. R. Douglas
Pte. A. Robinson Royal Sussex
Pte. J.G.M. Walker Pte. Ed. Johnson
Pte. R. Fenton R.N.D.
Pte. W. Martin A.B. J.W. Kidd
Pte. J.W. Hudson A.B. J.W. Nelson
Pte. A. Morrison A.B. A.W. Larkman
Pte. W. Bell R.G.A.
Pte. R. Nelson Cpl. C. Hutchinson
Pte. J. Stobbs R.F.A.
Pte. W. Higgins Sgt. T. Birkett
D.L.I. Labour Corps
Sgt. T. Blackburn Pte. J.R. Gilroy
NamesS109.07
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