Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque Parsons 1918 St. Bartholomew
Reference
K16.01
Place
KIRKWHELPINGTON
Map ref
NY 996844
Original Location
St. Bartholomew's Church. South wall of nave
Which war
1914-18
Memorial Description
Oval plaque about 2 feet high x 18 inches wide (73 cm x 51 cm). The central piece of solid white marble is set into a narrow border of black marble. At the top the regimental badge of the Royal Field Artillery has been incised, showing a cannon, with the motto "Ubique fas et gloria ducunt" ("Wherever fate and glory lead"). The letters are incised and painted black using Roman lower case with the name in upper case.
Materials used
Marble in two colours.
Inscription
of
Algernon George Parsons
Major R.F.A.
only son of
The Hon. Sir Charles Parsons K.C.B.
of Ray Demesne.
Born Octr. 19th 1886
Killed in Action
in Flanders April 26th 1918,
and Buried
in the Military Cemetery
at Lissenthoek
Pro Deo et Rege
Names
See above
Who commissioned
Parents
Present condition
Good
Notes
1. "Pro deo pro rege" translates as "For God, For King".
2. Algernon George Parsons.
Algernon George Parsons, Major, R.F.A., born in 1886, was killed on the 26th April, 1918. He was the only son of the Hon. Sir Charles Parsons and the Hon. Lady Parsons. Educated at Eton and Woolwich, Major Parsons received his first commission in 1906, and after serving three years retired to enter the engineering profession. He was a Director of Messrs. C.A. Parsons & Co., Ltd. At the outbreak of war he rejoined the R.F.A., and went to the front in November, 1914. In 1916 he was attached to the experimental department of the R.F.C., where he made several useful mechanical improvements. In November, 1917 Major Parsons was severely wounded in the fighting near Cambrai. He returned to the command of his battery early in March, 1918.
Major Parsons was elected a Member of the Institution in December, 1912.
2. Algernon George Parsons.
Algernon George Parsons, Major, R.F.A., born in 1886, was killed on the 26th April, 1918. He was the only son of the Hon. Sir Charles Parsons and the Hon. Lady Parsons. Educated at Eton and Woolwich, Major Parsons received his first commission in 1906, and after serving three years retired to enter the engineering profession. He was a Director of Messrs. C.A. Parsons & Co., Ltd. At the outbreak of war he rejoined the R.F.A., and went to the front in November, 1914. In 1916 he was attached to the experimental department of the R.F.C., where he made several useful mechanical improvements. In November, 1917 Major Parsons was severely wounded in the fighting near Cambrai. He returned to the command of his battery early in March, 1918.
Major Parsons was elected a Member of the Institution in December, 1912.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: J. Brown, P. Thirkell
Diocese of Newcastle Faculty No.607, 28/06/1919
Transactions of the North-East Coast Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders, Vol. 34, 1917-18, page 382 contains information in Note 2 above.
Diocese of Newcastle Faculty No.607, 28/06/1919
Transactions of the North-East Coast Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders, Vol. 34, 1917-18, page 382 contains information in Note 2 above.
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Research acknowledgements
Janet Brown; Sally Bird; P. Thirkell; Tony Harding
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