Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque Thomson 1917 Brighton Road United Reformed
Reference
G39.080
Place
GATESHEAD
Map ref
NZ 255365
Original Location
Brighton Road United Reformed Church (closed)
Which war
1914-18
Memorial Description
Plaque 304mm (1 foot) high x 478mm (1 foot 7 inches) wide mounted in a pattress 46mm (1 foot 5 inches) high x 608mm (2 feet) wide. Lettering is incised and blackened using Roman lower case lettering apart from the surname which is in capitals.
Materials used
White marble plaque on black marble pattress.
Inscription
and In Loving Remembrance of
my dear husband
2n. Lieut W.R.K. Thomson, R.G.A.
son of Dr. J.F. Thomson
Killed in France 16th Oct 1917
"A good Soldier of Jesus Christ"
Names
See above
Who commissioned
Mrs. Thomson
Notes
1. See his Every Name A Story entry
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: C. Sanders
External web link
Research acknowledgements
C. Sanders; Tony Harding
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Parish Notes
Every Name A Story
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