Memorial Details
Memorial
Dish Watson 1917 St. Nicholas
Reference
NUT244
Place
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Original Location
Cathedral Church of St. Nicholas. St. Nicholas Square. St. Nicholas Street / Mosley Street. On a pillar in the choir.
Which war
1914-18
Memorial Description
Plaque 7 inches high x 8½ inches wide. There is a single line border. Lettering is in elongated Roman capitals with the prayer at the bottom in Gothic.
Materials used
Brass
Inscription
2nd Lieut. John Frederick Watson,
10th Batt. Northumberland Fusiliers,
beloved son of Robert and Jane Watson
of this City & formerly a choral scholar
of this Cathedral, who died of wounds
in France 23rd October 1917, aged 24 years.
"Rest eternal grant unto him O Lord,
and let light perpetual shine upon him."
Names
See above
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photo: Tony Harding
External web link
Research acknowledgements
Tony Harding
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