Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque 1914-18 St. John Wesleyan Methodist
Reference
B111.07
Place
BLAYDON
Map ref
1863
Original Location
St. John’s Wesleyan Methodist Church. Destroyed by fire.
Present Location
Trinity Methodist Church
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled 30th July 1919 by Rev. Dr. J.T. Wardle Stafford.
Memorial Description
Plaque 1 foot 4 inches high x 2 feet wide set on a pattress 1 foot 7 inches high x 2 feet 3 inches wide x 1.5 inches thick of darkish brown board. There is a border of twined stems and leaves. The names are listed in three columns. The lettering is in a mixture of fonts in black and red.
Materials used
Brass
Inscription
To the glory of God / and in cherished memory of / (names) / who laid down their lives in the Great War 1914-1919
“In life eager, in service faithful, in death triumphant”
This tablet was erected by members & friends / of the Blaydon Wesleyan Church
“In life eager, in service faithful, in death triumphant”
This tablet was erected by members & friends / of the Blaydon Wesleyan Church
Names
Notes
1. Rev. Wardle commented that he had heard that the sacrifices made by the congregation at Blaydon exceeded in number those made by other places in the district.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photo: C. Sanders
Illustrated Chronicle 31/07/1919 reports unveiling.
North Mail 31/07/1919 reports unveiling.
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 02/08/1919 reports unveiling.
Source of quotation
“In life eager, in service faithful . . .” Not ascertained
Illustrated Chronicle 31/07/1919 reports unveiling.
North Mail 31/07/1919 reports unveiling.
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 02/08/1919 reports unveiling.
Source of quotation
“In life eager, in service faithful . . .” Not ascertained
External web link
Research acknowledgements
C. Sanders; Dorothy Hall
Research In Progress
Winlaton Local History Society are researching the names on this memorial Contact:- Contact: winlatonhistorysociety@yahoo.com
Plaque 1914-18 St. John Wesleyan Methodist (B111.07)
BLAYDON Trinity Methodist Church
To the glory of God
and in cherished memory of
H. Sidney Bell MM Robert Hopper John Ormston
Donald A. Brown Reginald Jobling Edward Parker
Robert Carr Joseph March Nelson Pearson
William H. Carr John Marshall George Pedelty
Wilfred Elliott Alfred McRae Walter Thompson MM
Joseph Greener William Melvin Thomas Vallans
Walton Hetherington John Joseph Mills William Whinham
Robert Holliday William Newton
Hymers Hopper George J. Ogilvie
who laid down their lives in the Great War 1914-1919
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“In life eager, in service faithful, in death triumphant”
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This tablet was erected by members & friends
of the Blaydon Wesleyan Church
NamesB111.07
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Parish Notes
Every Name A Story
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