Memorial Details
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Memorial
Plaque Stewart 1917 Congregational
Reference
H65.09
Place
HOLY ISLAND
Map ref
NU 125419
Original Location
St. Cuthbert’s Congregational Church now United Reformed Church
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled July 1919 by Miss Strother, cousin to Lieut. Stewart
Memorial Description
Plaque with dome at centre top on black pattress with angled top. At the top is incised the badge of the Royal Flying Corps. The lettering is incised and painted black using sans serif capitals throughout
Materials used
Marble
Inscription
and to the bright and beautiful memory of
Vernon Forster Stewart,
Lieut. 8th Batt. Durham Light Infantry
attached to Royal Flying Corps as pilot
killed in action in France 13th May 1917
aged 24 years.
Youngest son of Rev. R. Stewart, M.A.
Names
See above
Notes
1. The church was converted into a Community centre in 1998 , but the plaques remain in place.
2. “The Rev. Mr. Stewart has never lost touch with his old charge (Holy Island), and his son Vernon was a frequent visitor to the island, and when the minister entered the church, accompanied by his son, Major R. Strother Stewart, and his niece, Miss Strother, they found the building filled with a sympathetic congregation”. (Morpeth Herald re the unveiling)
3. See Every Name A Story
2. “The Rev. Mr. Stewart has never lost touch with his old charge (Holy Island), and his son Vernon was a frequent visitor to the island, and when the minister entered the church, accompanied by his son, Major R. Strother Stewart, and his niece, Miss Strother, they found the building filled with a sympathetic congregation”. (Morpeth Herald re the unveiling)
3. See Every Name A Story
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: J. Brown
Morpeth Herald 18/07/1919 reports the unveiling with the comments in Note 3 above.
Berwick Advertiser 18/07/1919 reports unveiling. (Available on The British Newspaper Archive)
Morpeth Herald 18/07/1919 reports the unveiling with the comments in Note 3 above.
Berwick Advertiser 18/07/1919 reports unveiling. (Available on The British Newspaper Archive)
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Research acknowledgements
J. Brown; Tony Harding; Dorothy Hall
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Parish Notes
Every Name A Story
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