Memorial Details
Memorial
Roll of Honour Church choir 1914-18 St. Paul
Reference
A11.67
Place
ALNWICK
Map ref
NU 185134
Original Location
St.Paul’s C of E Church, Green Batt / Percy Street
Present Location
Bailiffgate Museum, Alnwick
Which war
1914-18
Memorial Description
Wood frame 29˝ inches high x 35 inches wide (750 mm x 895 mm). The Roll is a pre-printed form with an elaborate border of oak leaves and including the flags and names of Allied nations and two warships at the top. The main body is divided into three parts. The central columns contains the seals of the signatories of the “Scrap of Paper”. The two outer panels contain the names in a single column in each. The left hand column is headed “The Great War for Civilisation” and the right hand column is headed !A.D. 1914-1918).
Materials used
Paper behind glass.
Inscription
The Roll of Honour.
St.Paul’s Church Choir / Alnwick.
Non Sibi Sed Patrie”
St.Paul’s Church Choir / Alnwick.
Non Sibi Sed Patrie”
Names
Who commissioned
St. Paul’s Church Choir.
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Fine Arts Publishing Co., London and Washington.
Notes
1. This was found in a cellar in St. Paul’s Church in 2015 and handed to the Bailiffgate Museum.
2. St. Paul’s C of E. Church was combined with St. Cuthbert’s in the 1980s and the building was taken over by the Roman Catholics.
3. The “Scrap of Paper” was the Treaty signed in London in 1839 guaranteeing Belgian neutrality. The signatories were Great Britain, Belgium, Austria, France, Prussia and Russia. The expression came into prominence during a meeting between the German Chancellor and the British Ambassador on the 4th August 1914 just hours before war was declared. The Chancellor, von Bethmann-Hollweg said that 'Britain is going to war over a scrap of paper'
4. “Non Sibi sed patriae” translates as “Not for himself, but for his country”
2. St. Paul’s C of E. Church was combined with St. Cuthbert’s in the 1980s and the building was taken over by the Roman Catholics.
3. The “Scrap of Paper” was the Treaty signed in London in 1839 guaranteeing Belgian neutrality. The signatories were Great Britain, Belgium, Austria, France, Prussia and Russia. The expression came into prominence during a meeting between the German Chancellor and the British Ambassador on the 4th August 1914 just hours before war was declared. The Chancellor, von Bethmann-Hollweg said that 'Britain is going to war over a scrap of paper'
4. “Non Sibi sed patriae” translates as “Not for himself, but for his country”
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photo: Colin Boyd
External web link
Research acknowledgements
Colin Boyd
Research In Progress
The names on this memorial are being researched by the Alnwick District WWI Centenary Commemoration Group. Contact: ww1alnwickproject@yahoo.co.uk
Roll of Honour Church choir 1914-18 St. Paul (A11.67)
THE GREAT WAR FOR
CIVILISATION
Armstrong, John
Royal Engineers
Davison, Walter W.
Royal Garrison Artillery
Housey, T. Cecil
R.A.M.C.
Iley, Cecil C.
Northern Cyclist Battn.
(Killed in action)Â
Lorimer, John Forbes
Northumberland Hussars
Pike, W. Charles
Royal Air Force
Pitt, William Edwin
Machine Gun Corps
Non Sibi
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Right Panel
A.D.
1914 - 1918
Pringle, G.H.
Durham Light Infantry
Summers, George
R.A.S.C.
Summers, Joseph
R.A.M.C.
Tennant, George W.
Royal Air Force
Pentleton, Arthur T.
Northumberland Fusiliers
Whyte, John Read
Northern Cyclist Battn.
Wilson, George
Northumberland Fusiliers
Sed patriae.
NamesA11.67
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