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Memorial

Plaque 1914-18 Y.M.C.A.

Reference

B42.41

Place

BLYTH

Map ref

NZ 311814

Original Location

Y.M.C.A., Wolseley Road, off Waterloo Road.

Present Location

Missing.

Which war

1914-18

Dedication, Creation or Publication date

Unveiled 14th May 1922 by Mr. Fred. Robson, Vice-Chairman of the Association.

Memorial Description

Plaque of simple design, which has the YMCA red triangle at the top.

Materials used

Oak

Inscription

"There is some corner of a foreign field which is forever England"

Names

9 names and regiments of those killed.
See transcript.

Notes

1. "The committee and officer there had no recollection of any war memorial, but I spoke to the man who ran the place when I came to Blyth 40 years ago and he recalled it. It seems they had a queer warden at one time who probably got rid of the war memorial and a few other things!" (Letter from Jack Tait).

Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material

Morpeth Herald 19/05/1922 reports the unveiling.

Blyth News 15/05/1922 reports unveiling

Illustrated Chronicle 15/05/1922 reports unveiling

Newcastle Daily Chronicle 15/05/1922 reports unveiling.

Source of quotation:
�There is some corner of a foreign field� The Soldier Rupert Brooke

Links to Source Material :

Morpeth Herald 1922 05 19 Fri

Research acknowledgements

J. Brown, the late Jack Tait (Blyth L.H.S.); Dorothy Hall

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Plaque 1914-18 Y.M.C.A. (B42.41)

BLYTH, Y.M.C.A., Wolsley Road.

The layout of this memorial is not known.

The information below has been extracted

from a newspaper report, and cannot be

verified by comparison with the original,

which is lost.

   "There is some corner of a foreign field

   That is for ever England"

   T. Crosbie, N.F.

   J.R. Field, D.L.I.

   J.G. Goulding, Jun., R.F.A.

   E.H. Joy, N.F.

   O.W. Lawrence, R.E.

   J. Muter, N.F.

   J. Nixon, K.O.Y.L.I.

   J.T. Ringwood, R.F.A.

   A.C. Shotton, N.F.

    ---------------------------------

   Newcastle Daily Chronicle has “J. Minter” instead of “J. Muter”

J.C. Goulding not J.G. Goulding and A.R. Shotton not A.C. Shotton.

NamesB42.41

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