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Plaque 1914-18 Conservative Club

Reference

B42.43

Place

BLYTH

Map ref

NZ 814314

Original Location

Blyth Conservative Club, 13 Croft Road.

Which war

1914-18

Memorial Description

Plaque, 35 inches high x 26 inches wide, of classical design with raised pilasters on either side. The words "For God, King and Country" are in a border at the top, while the words "The Heroic Dead" are at the bottom, with a painted star on either side.
On the main central panel, the names are listed in two columns, hand painted in gold sans serif capitals. Those who died are indicated by a star to the left of the name.
Low down on one side is a plaque telling the origins of the timber used.

Materials used

Mahogany plaque and frame made from timber from �H.M.S. Britannia�

Inscription

For God, King and Country / Roll of Honour.

Names

49 surnames and initials.
See transcript.

Notes

1. On small brass plaque:
Made from timber
removed from
H.M.S. Britannia
Cadet Training Ship
at Dartmouth
1869 1905

Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material

Photos: Janet Brown; Jack Tait

Research acknowledgements

The late Jack Tait, Blyth L.H.S.; Janet Brown

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Plaque 1914-18 Conservative Club (B42.43)

BLYTH, Conservative Club.

   "For God, King and Country.

   Roll of Honour

   Atkinson, W.E.R.    Littlejohn, R.B.

   Alderson, A.S.      Lee, J.A.

   Blackburn, T.B.     Lamb, E.

   Bowmaker, W.        Lee, Wm.

   * Bingham,Dr.       Milburn,R.

   Bailey,W.H.         * Newstead, F.

   Corner, E.S.        Parsons, W.B.

   Chicken, M.         Reader, H.C.

   Cumming, F.         * Ridley, Viscount

   Davidson, W.        Ridley, Jasper

   Davison, J.W.       Scott, J.E.

   Dowley, T.          Stoker, J.

   Erskine, R.P.       * Straker, A.G.

   Fraser, C.W.        Spence, J.R.

   Frost, W.           Tibbs, A.

   Frazer, C.H.        * Tate, E.

   Frost, J.L.         Thompson, R.

   Fail, A.            Tweedy, H.

   Horn, J.            Warner, Ed.

   Hanns, J.N.         Wedderburn, A.

   * Harney, J.        Walton, F.

   Jarvis, J.D.,Jun.   Wallace, F.

   Jackson, P.         * White, R.E.

   Johnston, W.        Watson, T.

   Irwin, W.T.

   * The Heroic Dead

NamesB42.43

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