Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque 1914-18 Allendale Cottages Wesleyan Methodist
Reference
M36.05
Place
MEDOMSLEY
Present Location
In private hands
Memorial Description
Plaque 24 inches high x 34 inches wide. There is a wide border of stylised oak leaves. The names are listed in three columns in sans serif capitals. The words “For God, King and Country” at the top and the quotation at the bottom are in Gothic, the quotation being in red lettering.
Materials used
Brass
Inscription
For God, King and Country.
This tablet was erected by the members of the / Allendale Cottages Wesleyan Church / in affectionate remembrance of / (names) /
Who paid the supreme sacrifice in / the Great War 1914-1919.
“In life eager, in service faithful, in death triumphant.”
Names
Notes
1. The Centenary was celebrated in September 1974. The last service was held on Sunday 23rd May 1976, conducted by Rev. John J. Mitchell. The building was later demolished.
2. In a photo showing a hymn singing night with Frank Wappatt on 13th April 1976, the memorial plaque can be made out, with the eye of faith, on the front of the choir stall on the right.
2. In a photo showing a hymn singing night with Frank Wappatt on 13th April 1976, the memorial plaque can be made out, with the eye of faith, on the front of the choir stall on the right.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: Dorothy Hall
Source of quotation:
“In life eager . . .” not known.
Source of quotation:
“In life eager . . .” not known.
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Plaque 1914-18 Allendale Cottages Wesleyan Methodist (M36.05)
For God, King and Country.
This tablet was erected by the members of the
Allendale Cottages Wesleyan Church
in affectionate remembrance of
Arthur Hardy Henry Campbell Thomas Minks
Norman Golightly John Dent James Watson
John Carr Albert Wigham Joseph Briscoe
John W. Gibson Henderson Wigham Richard Ralphs
Moses Ormston Joseph Heslop Walter Longstaff
Arthur Hume Edward Rowland George E. Kendal
Who paid the supreme sacrifice in
the Great War 1914-1919.
“In life eager, in service faithful, in death triumphant.”
NamesM36.05
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