Memorial Details
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Memorial
Cross D.L.I. & N.F. South Africa 1899-1902 Barracks
Reference
F31.13
Place
FENHAM
Map ref
NZ 237650
Original Location
St.Mary's Roman Catholic Church.
Present Location
Anzio House, Quayside, Newcastle.
Which war
South Africa 1899-1902
Memorial Description
Memorial carved to look like a cross made of stout timbers with a laurel wreath standing on a heap of military equipment including a drinking bottle, telescope, rifle, pith helmet, sword, plus four more wreaths among the heap. One pack bears the initials “DLI” and another on the other side bears “NF”.
Mounted on the wall alongside are two marble plaques, each 18 inches high x 2 feet wide, each bearing a regimental badge raised in half relief, one for the Durham Light Infantry and the other for Northumberland Fusiliers.
2016 The memorial was placed in the forecourt of the Barracks, mounted with a stainless steel plaque.
Mounted on the wall alongside are two marble plaques, each 18 inches high x 2 feet wide, each bearing a regimental badge raised in half relief, one for the Durham Light Infantry and the other for Northumberland Fusiliers.
2016 The memorial was placed in the forecourt of the Barracks, mounted with a stainless steel plaque.
Materials used
Marble
Inscription
This memorial was dedicated by Field Marshal His Royal Highness, The Duke of Kent KG
Colonel-in-Chief
The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers
On
Saturday 29th October 2016
Colonel-in-Chief
The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers
On
Saturday 29th October 2016
Names
None
Present condition
Restored 2016
Notes
1. This monument has been identified as being part of the Boer War Memorial which was originally in St.Mary’s Roman Catholic Cathedral and removed. See NUT038
2. The memorial had been found in a barn, having been removed from St.Mary's R.C. It was taken to Fenham Barracks, where it was placed on the first floor in corner in corridor beside Room 140.
3. In 2016, having been seen in Anzio House in a broken and discoloured condition, the memorial was cleaned and repaired at the instigation of R.S.M. Thompson. The work was carried out by Classic Masonry
2. The memorial had been found in a barn, having been removed from St.Mary's R.C. It was taken to Fenham Barracks, where it was placed on the first floor in corner in corridor beside Room 140.
3. In 2016, having been seen in Anzio House in a broken and discoloured condition, the memorial was cleaned and repaired at the instigation of R.S.M. Thompson. The work was carried out by Classic Masonry
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photo: J. Brown; Dorothy Hall
St. George’s Gazette 28/02/1903.
A Soldier’s Life: The Story of Newcastle Barracks Thomas L. Hewitson, Tyne Bridge Publishing, ISBN 1 85795 099 2
St. George’s Gazette 28/02/1903.
A Soldier’s Life: The Story of Newcastle Barracks Thomas L. Hewitson, Tyne Bridge Publishing, ISBN 1 85795 099 2
Research acknowledgements
Major Paddy O’Neill, M.B.E. Fenham Barracks; Bill Lumsden; Tom Hewitson; Jim Smith (Secretary, Walker Churchyard Memorial Group)
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Cross D.L.I. & N.F. South Africa 1899-1902 Barracks (F31.13)
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