Memorial

Plaque Gallipoli 1915 Littlehaven Promenade

South Shields

Memorial Name: Plaque Gallipoli 1915 Littlehaven Promenade (S86.163)

NEWMP Ref No.: S86.163

Parish: South Shields

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

Materials Used:

Stone and Marble

Who Commissioned:

South Tyneside Council

Ownership and Maintenance: South Tyneside Council

Inscription:

There’s some corner of a foreign field that is for ever England
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

Memorial Description:

Polished black plaque, 59 inches circular (1.50m).

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.

All lettering is in white elongated Roman upper and lower case.

Names:

None

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.

Sources:

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