Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque Gallipoli 1915 Littlehaven Promenade
Reference
S86.163
Place
SOUTH SHIELDS
Map ref
NZ 376673
Original Location
Littlehaven Promenade, along the Promenade Walk, NE33
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled 19 May 2015 by H.E. The Hon. Alexander Downer A.C.
High Commissioner for Australia to the United Kingdom; dedicated by Rev. Paul Kennedy
Memorial Description
Polished Black Plaque, 1.5m Circular. Around the edge are the silver engraved words “There’s some corner of a foreign field that is forever England”. At the top is a map of the Gallipoli Peninsular. Near the bottom is a silhouette of a man with a donkey, representing John Kirkpatrick.
Materials used
Stone and Marble
Inscription
1915 – 2015
In proud memory of the men from Tyneside
Who fought and died in the Gallipoli campaign.
*
Royal Navy
Royal Naval Division
10th, 11 and 29th Infantry Divisions
Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC)
*
Unveiled by H.E. The Hon. Alexander Downer A.C.
High Commissioner for Australia to the United Kingdom
19 May 2015
Names
None
Who commissioned
South Tyneside Council
Present condition
Excellent
Ownership and maintenance
South Tyneside Council
Notes
1. The memorial is also to remember John Kirkpatrick, “The Man With The Donkey”.
Councillor Ed. Malcolm stated:- "John Kirkpatrick is a local hero and we are proud to hold these events in his memory. He is very highly regarded in Australia, where his story is told to school children, so we are delighted to welcome the Australian High
Commissioner to join us in remembering him. The new plaque will be a fitting Memorial to him and the 100 brave men from the borough - who were killed at Gallipoli."
2. The Memorial plaque has been permanently fixed on the 'Little Haven Wall' along the promenade. It was ready for the November 2015 Remembrance Service.
Councillor Ed. Malcolm stated:- "John Kirkpatrick is a local hero and we are proud to hold these events in his memory. He is very highly regarded in Australia, where his story is told to school children, so we are delighted to welcome the Australian High
Commissioner to join us in remembering him. The new plaque will be a fitting Memorial to him and the 100 brave men from the borough - who were killed at Gallipoli."
2. The Memorial plaque has been permanently fixed on the 'Little Haven Wall' along the promenade. It was ready for the November 2015 Remembrance Service.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: James Pasby
South Shields Gazette 01/04/2015 reports proposed unveiling.
Journal 20/05/2015 reports unveiling at the service commemorating the centenary of Kirkpatrick’s death.
Source of quotation:
“There some corner . . .” The Soldier by Rupert Brooke
South Shields Gazette 01/04/2015 reports proposed unveiling.
Journal 20/05/2015 reports unveiling at the service commemorating the centenary of Kirkpatrick’s death.
Source of quotation:
“There some corner . . .” The Soldier by Rupert Brooke
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Research acknowledgements
James Pasby; Peter Hoy
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