Memorial Details
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Memorial
Plaque 1914-18 St. Peter's Home
Reference
G44.01
Place
GAINFORD
Original Location
St. Peter’s Home. In the front hall.
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled 24th July 1923 by Mr. James Pearson, Esq., Chairman of Tudhoe and Gainsford Homes Committee, of the Newcastle upon Tyne Board of Guardians; dedicated by Monsignor Rooney of Darlington
Memorial Description
Plaque on oak pattress.
Materials used
Brass
Names
Who commissioned
Boards Committees.
How money was raised
Costs met by Boards of Guardians at a pro rata rate of how many boys they each had in their care.
Present condition
Lost.
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Designed by Geo. Duncan, Clerk of Works, Newcastle Poor Law Institution.
Notes
1. This building was formerly an Orphanage known as St.Peter's Schools in the 1920s.
2. The names attached are not from the memorial itself. They have been taken from the lists compiled by the Guardians before the construction of the memorial.
3. It was agreed that the Guardians were prepared to contribute towards the costs of the memorial.
4. Several Poor Law Unions were involved in the collection of names for the memorial. These included Auckland Union; Carlisle; Darlington; Durham; Gateshead; Hartlepool; Hexham; Houghton-le-Spring; Newcastle upon Tyne; Sedgefield; South Shields; Sunderland; Tynemouth.
5. Among those to be invited to the dedication ceremony were girls from orphanages who had brothers named on the memorial.
2. The names attached are not from the memorial itself. They have been taken from the lists compiled by the Guardians before the construction of the memorial.
3. It was agreed that the Guardians were prepared to contribute towards the costs of the memorial.
4. Several Poor Law Unions were involved in the collection of names for the memorial. These included Auckland Union; Carlisle; Darlington; Durham; Gateshead; Hartlepool; Hexham; Houghton-le-Spring; Newcastle upon Tyne; Sedgefield; South Shields; Sunderland; Tynemouth.
5. Among those to be invited to the dedication ceremony were girls from orphanages who had brothers named on the memorial.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Darlington & Stockton Times 28/07/1923 reports unveiling.
Evening Despatch 25/07/1923 reports unveiling.
Auckland and County Chronicle 26/07/1923 reports unveiling.
Tyne and Wear Archives Ref.359/409
Evening Despatch 25/07/1923 reports unveiling.
Auckland and County Chronicle 26/07/1923 reports unveiling.
Tyne and Wear Archives Ref.359/409
External web link
Links to Source Material :
Research acknowledgements
Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale; John and Mavis Dixon; Christine Jemmeson; Dorothy Hall
Research In Progress
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Plaque 1914-18 St. Peter's Home (G44.01)
GAINFORD St. Peter’s Home
Name of Union Joined H.M.
Forces Killed Wounded
Bishop Auckland
Edward McManus
Hugh McManus John McGuire
Carlisle
John Kirkpatrick
Thomas Fehernback Thos. Kirkpatrick
Darlington
Thomas Doyle
James Doyle
Frank Garvey
Hugh Murphy John Doyle
Durham
Henry Coleman
Edward Johnston
Gateshead
Robert Caine
Denis Carter
Thomas Cadell
James Donnelly
Edward Donnelly
John Gallagher
Bertie Harrigan
Thomas Keenan
James Keenan
John Mulroy
John Stenchon
Andrew Melaney
William Melaney
John Riley
Joseph Sheridan
James Wilson
Frederick McLoughlin Joseph Ryan
Allan Urwin Allan Patterson David Urwin
Hartlepool
Thomas Cosgrove
Houghton le Spring
Sydney Adamson
Newcastle upon Tyne
George Anderson
William Burns
William Bews
Charles Bews
Geoffrey Bews
William Bramley
William Connolly
Thomas Callaghan
John Carr
Charles Conway
John Donnell
William Donnelly
James Devine
Denis Davis
John Doyle
Patrick Gorkin
James Hughes
Bart. Harrigan
Gilbert Jackson
Michael Kelly
James Kelly
Robert Kelly
Joseph Lawson
Terence Metcalfe
Patrick McElwie
Joseph Murphy
Joseph Metcalfe.
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This typed letter was stamped as received by the Clerk to
the Guardians of the Parish of Newcastle-upon-Tyne 31 Oct.1922,
stamped again (indistinctly) 3 Nov. 1922, and contains
hand-written additions/alterations as indicated*
The following particulars are all that we have of boys who
were killed or fought in the late war.
Killed.
Edward Boyle R.F.A. John Brown D.L.I.*
John Heenan R.F.A. John Finnity D.L.I.*
Thomas Darby D.L.I.
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Fought.
John Finnity*
George Anderson Patrick Gorkin
William Burns James Hughes
John Brown*
William Bews Bart: Harrigan
Charles Bews Gilbert Jackson
Geoffrey Bews Michael Kelly
William Bramley James Kelly
William Connelly Robert Kelly
Thomas Callaghan Joseph Lawson
Charles Conway Terence Metcalfe
John Donnell Patrick McElwie
William Donnelly Joseph Murphy
James Devine Joseph Metcalfe
Denis Davis Joseph McDonough
John Doyle Alexr McFarlane
James McHugh
Edward Quinn
John Rooke M.M. and Croix de Guerre
John Riley
Thomas Starr
Patrick Tierney
Thomas Warrent
John Wright
James McGuinness*
Joseph McKenna*
NamesG44.01
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