Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque Hutchinson 1918 St. Giles
Reference
B34.04
Place
BIRTLEY
Map ref
NY 878779
Original Location
St. Giles' Church, 2 miles east of Wark.
North inner wall.
North inner wall.
Which war
1914-18
Memorial Description
Plaque 61cm high x 45.5cm wide. There is a border of corded pattern in half relief. Lettering is incised and blackened using a mixture of elaborate serif capitals and plain italic capitals throughout.
Materials used
Marble
Inscription
the Glory of God
and in Loving Memory of
John Thomas Hutchinson
of Birtley Shields and of
the Australian Imperial Forces
who was killed in action in
France, 24th April 1918
aged 28.
Names
See above.
Notes
1. See Every Name A Story
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photo: Tony Harding
North Tyne Magazine, Vol.XXVIII, no.302, June 1918, pages 2-3 contains the information in Note 1 above.
North Tyne Magazine, Vol.XXVIII, no.302, June 1918, pages 2-3 contains the information in Note 1 above.
Research acknowledgements
Bellingham & North Tyne Local History Society; P. Thirkell; Tony Harding
Research In Progress
Alan Grint researched the WW1 names on this memorial in his book In Silent Fortitude: In Memory of the Men of the North Tyne Valley who Fell in the Great War; 2011; Ergo Press; ISBN 9780955751097: Contact:-Cogito books 01434 602555
Plaque Hutchinson 1918 St. Giles (B34.04)
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Parish Notes
Every Name A Story
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