Memorial Details
Memorial
Cross 1914-18 Cemetery
Reference
L41.01
Place
LEMINGTON
Map ref
NZ 184654
Original Location
West of Lemington Cemetery Gates, Union Hall Road, Lemington.
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled 30th April 1921 by Maj. General Sir Percy Wilkinson. Dedicated by Rev. C.E. Little, Rural Dean.
Memorial Description
Cross of Celtic type on three-tiered base, total height 14 feet. Measurements at the base are 37 inches x 45 inches. Names are in two columns on east, west and south faces of main plinth, made of lead and affixed to stonework, in sans serif capitals throughout.
Materials used
Glencoe Granite
Inscription
In grateful memory of the following / inhabitants of Lemington, who laid down / their lives for King and Country in / the Great War 1914-18
Names
Who commissioned
Lemington War Memorial Committee
How money was raised
Donations from memorial fund.
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
R. Whitehouse, Sculptor, Newcastle.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: M. Sobo, Tony Harding; old postcard: George Nairn
Illustrated Chronicle 02/05/1921 reports unveiling; 05/05/1921 carries photo of the unveiling.
Northern Echo 02/05/1921 reports unveiling.
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 07/05/1921 reports unveiling.
Blaydon Courier 07/05/1921 reports unveiling.
Catalogue of Sculpture, Monuments and memorials in Public Places in Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle City Council Summer 1985.
Illustrated Chronicle 02/05/1921 reports unveiling; 05/05/1921 carries photo of the unveiling.
Northern Echo 02/05/1921 reports unveiling.
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 07/05/1921 reports unveiling.
Blaydon Courier 07/05/1921 reports unveiling.
Catalogue of Sculpture, Monuments and memorials in Public Places in Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle City Council Summer 1985.
External web link
Links to Source Material :
Research acknowledgements
F. McDonald (Newcastle City Council, 1985); Muriel Sobo; Tony Harding; Dorothy Hall; George Nairn
Research In Progress
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Cross 1914-18 Cemetery (L41.01)
LEMINGTON, Near Cemetery Gates.
South face:
In grateful memory of the following
inhabitants of Lemington, who laid down
their lives for King and Country in
the Great War 1914-1918
Pte. Atkinson, T. A.B. Elliott, J.
" Bailey, T.G. Pte. English, H.
" Bailey, V.B. " Faley, O.
" Bell, W.H. Sergt. Forster, I.
A.B. Bird, S. L/Cpl. Freeborn, J.T.
Pte. Blackburn, E. Pte. Garland, M.
" Blackburn, T.D. L/Serg. Griffiths, D.
" Brown, A.S.P. Bmdr. Hayes, W.
" Brown, W. Pte. Hayes, F.
" Cairns, T. L/Cpl. Hayes, P.
" Chilton, J. Cpl. Hannant, J.E.
" Chisholm, R.E. Pte. Harrison, J.
L/Cpl. Curlis, H. Cpl. Henderson, T.
Pte. Dance, W. Pte. Henderson, J.
" Danskin, J. " Jeffries, G.G.
" Denton, A.E. " Jopling, G.
" Dodds, W. " Knight, G.
" Dodds, J. " Leek, W.
----------------------------------------------------
East face: West face:
Pte. Lishman, E. Pte. Scott, T.
" Macfarlane, J. " Scott, A.
" Mates, T. A/CSM Scott, R.
" McGee, W. Pte. Sewell, G.
F.A.U. Messer, W. " Simpson, R.
Pte. Miller, J.R. " Simpson, H.
" Murphy, J.T. 2nd Lt. Sladin, J.H.
" Neill, C.T. L/Cpl. Smith, J.
Sergt. O'Hare, J. Pte. Stanley, R.
Pte. Parkin, R. Cpl. Sweeney, J.
2nd.Lt. Perry, W. Pte. Todd, J.
Pte. Potter, P.E. " Thompson, J.
L/Cpl. Potter, R.T. A.B. Thomson, W.
Pte. Pringle, W. Pte. Underhill, A.F.
L/Cpl. Richardson, G. Sergt. Vallans, F.
Pte. Richardson, M. Pte. Watson, G.
" Richardson, D. " White, J.
" Rodham, W. L/Cpl. Wright, N.
" Rogan, T. Pte. Wilson, G.
" Sanderson, E. " Younger, A.
NamesL41.01
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