Memorial Details
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Memorial
Plaque 1914-18 Howard Street Presbyterian
Reference
N34.68
Place
NORTH SHIELDS
Original Location
Howard Street Presbyterian Church
Present Location
See Note below.
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled 28th September 1919 by Rev. Andrew Fallon
Memorial Description
Plaque:
Materials used
“Neat bronze tablet in carved oak frame”.
Inscription
(Dedicated to members of the school who fell)
Names
Notes
1. The Presbyterian Churches all combined to become the St.Columba’s United Reformed Church in 1949 and the building was sold. The Howard Street building is now the Salvation Army Citadel. It is not clear whether the memorial was removed to St.Columba's or is still in the present building
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Shields Daily Gazette 29/09/1919 reports unveiling.
External web link
Research acknowledgements
Michael Mulhern
Research In Progress
The names on the North Shields memorials are being researched by the Tynemouth WW1 group.
Contact info@tynemouthworldwarone.org
Plaque 1914-18 Howard Street Presbyterian (N34.68)
NORTH SHIELDS Howard Street Presbyterian Church
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 photo.
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Lieut. Roland C. Davidson, N.F.
Lieut. Thomas W. Irvin, Gordon Highlanders
Lieut. John Meikle, Canadian Dragoons
Lieut. R.J. Meikle, D.L.I.
Sec.Lieut. Hugh M. Hutchinson
Sergt.Major J. Huitson
Sergt. W.B. Turnbull
Pte. J.A. Kent
Pte. Wallace Kent, Northumberland Fusiliers
NamesN34.68
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Parish Notes
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