Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque 1914-18 St. James
Reference
M17.09
Place
MORPETH
Map ref
NZ 197863
Original Location
Church of St. James the Great, Cooper Chare / Wellway. On South wall.
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled 26th February 1922 by Lt. Col. Irwin Wright, D.S.O., Commanding 7th N.F. Dedicated by Dr. Wild, Bishop of Newcastle.
Memorial Description
Plaque approx. 4 feet high x 5 feet wide, set in a wood frame. There is a wide patterned border of vines and bunches of grapes. The names are listed in six columns using Roman capitals.
Materials used
Brass
Inscription
To the glory of God and in memory of the men of Morpeth / who fell in the Great War 1914-18.
Their Name Liveth For Evermore.
Their Name Liveth For Evermore.
Names
Who commissioned
Church
Cost
Estimated £150, or about 14s per name.
How money was raised
Public subscription
Notes
1. Colours of 2nd/7th Batt. Northumberland Fusiliers, were laid up April 1923, and returned to the Regiment in 1948.
2. Subscriptions were requested towards the cost, from relatives of those named, but there was no obligation. The cost would be about £150m which worked out at about 14s per name.
2. Subscriptions were requested towards the cost, from relatives of those named, but there was no obligation. The cost would be about £150m which worked out at about 14s per name.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: J. Brown; Tony Harding
Morpeth Herald 15/04/1921, 09/09/1921 and 16/09/1921 reports intention of placing the brass tablet and cost; 30/09/1921 clarifies that nobody was obliged to pay the costs of adding a name; 10/02/1922 reports proposed unveiling; 03/03/1922 reports unveiling; 02/04/1948 reports return of colours to N.F.
Illustrated Chronicle 27/02/1922 reports unveiling.
Newcastle Daily Chronicle 27/02/1922 reports unveiling.
Source of quotation
“Their name liveth for evermore” Apocrypha Ecclesiasticus 44
Morpeth Herald 15/04/1921, 09/09/1921 and 16/09/1921 reports intention of placing the brass tablet and cost; 30/09/1921 clarifies that nobody was obliged to pay the costs of adding a name; 10/02/1922 reports proposed unveiling; 03/03/1922 reports unveiling; 02/04/1948 reports return of colours to N.F.
Illustrated Chronicle 27/02/1922 reports unveiling.
Newcastle Daily Chronicle 27/02/1922 reports unveiling.
Source of quotation
“Their name liveth for evermore” Apocrypha Ecclesiasticus 44
Links to Source Material :
Research acknowledgements
George and Janet Brown; Julia Wood (Morpeth Antiquarian Society); Tony Harding; Dorothy Hall
Research In Progress
The names for 1914-18 are being researched by the Morpeth Antiquarian Society. They are concentrating on the Cenotaph, and are working with the pupils at King Edward VI School on their memorial. Contact Angela Teasdale: morpethas2014@gmail.com
Plaque 1914-18 St. James (M17.09)
MORPETH, St. James' Church.
To the glory of God and in memory of the men of Morpeth
who fell in the Great War 1914-1918
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
Aitken, T.G. Charlton, H. Fram, F.
Alexander, W. Clark, Joe. Froud, D.
Allan, P. Clark, R.B. Froud, J.F.
Allen, T. Clark, J.G. Garvie, O.
Amlett, A.V. Cook, W. Garvie, T.
Angus, P. Cooper, R.R. Gair, T.N.
Armstrong, J.N. Coutts, J.A. Gair, J.
Armstrong, Edwin Crake, G.C. Gibson, W.
Armstrong, W. Corbett, J.E. Gilboy, G.
Arnott, E. Croyle, J. Gilboy, J.
Appleby, W.P. Curry, A. Givens, Peter
Ashton, E. Conway, E. Glass, W.T.
Atkinson, J.W. Dalton, G. Goldie, I.L.
Aynsley, J.B. Dalton, M. Graham, W.A.
Bates, G. Dalton, R. Green, E.
Barnett, W.R. Daglish, R.A. Green, M.
Bell, M.F. Davidson, James Green, G.
Black, John. Davidson, T. Grey, Geo.
Black, R.W. Day, R.W. Grey, J.
Blackhall, G.A. Dodds, J. Grey, J.W.
Blackhall, W.H. Dodds, R. Grey, R.
Blanch, R.W. Dodds, T. Haig, S.
Bowman, A. Donnelly, J.P. Hall, J.
Bowman, J. Douglas, F. Halliday, M.C.
Bowman, T.B. Douglas, W. Harrison, J.E.
Brady, E. Douglass, F. Hedley, R.
Brodie F. Gordon Dryden, R. Henderson, L.H.
Brotherton, G. Duncan, J. Henderson, T.
Browell, J.L. Dunn, A. Hoey, Cyril I.
Brown, J.W. Dunn, Geo. Hood, T.
Brewis, J. Dunn, Andrew Hunter, C.
Boistin, C. Diamond, H. Hudson, J.
Bullock, P.J. Elliott, G.W. Hudson, J.W.
Buckley, J. Fagan, A. Jackson William
Campbell, T.G. Fawdon, G.R. Jackson, W.
Case, H.E. Fisher, B.S. James W. Leslie
Causton, S. Foster, Bert. Jamieson, E.
Charlton, W.R. Forster, J. Johnson, N.R.
Blackhall, A.
Dodds, M.
Blades, T.
----------------------------------------------------
Column 4 Column 5 Column 6
Kane, J.G. O'Brien, E. Stewart, J.
Kane, A.G. O'Hare, J.D. Stobart, G.E.
Kemp, R. O'Hare, J. Straughan, W.P.
Knight, J.M. Oliver, R. Swinney, N.A.
Langley, W. Overend, S.A. Swinney, J.H.C.
Lamb, J.R. Patterson, D.R. Swinney, F.
Lawson, E.G. Pringle, J.A. Shotton, H.
Lawson, J. Pringle, J.A. Taylor, E.
Lee, H. Purvis, H.L. Taylor, E.J.
Lothian, T.J. Reay, J.L. Telford, T.
Lothian, J. Reay, W. Thompson, J.C.
Lothian, T. Richardson, J.G. Trenent, W.M.
Loughran, J.C. Richardson, J. Turner, A.H.
Lowes, R.T. Riddell, N.G. Tweedy, T.H.
Lyons, F. Riddley, Pte. Walker, R.
Lyons, John Robinson, S. Waggott, J.A.
Luke, E. Robson, R. Wastle, R.R.
Mackay, A. Rogers, R. Waterston, B.
Mackay, J.R. Routledge, W. Waterston, N.G.R.
Marshall, L. Sanderson, W. Waters, J.
Marshall, T. Sample, A. Watson, G.
Matheson, Edward Sample, Alex. Watson, J.
Matthewson, D.G. Shaftoe, J. Watson, T.
May, A.L. Shannon, T. Watson, M.
McCarthy, J.M. Sharp, R. Watson, F.S.
McCarthy, W. Shepherd, L.A. Whittle, J.
McGillian, C. Shepherd, J. White, A.
Miller, J. Slaughter, J.W. Wight, Henry A.
Monaghan, O. Smith, J. Wilkinson, I.
Muckle, W. Smith, T. Williams, R.
Murphy G. Franklin Smith, T. Wynn, W.W.
Murphy, J. Soulsby, W.R. Wright, S.A.
Mounsey, W. Sproat, R. Youll, J.
Nesbit, J. Sproat, W. Young, T.S.
Nichol, Athol Sproul, R. Young, R.
Nichol, John Stafford, T. Young, P.
Nichol, M. Stevenson, G. Young, T.
Nichol, T. Stewart, John Yule, A.
Potter, J.
Walker, J.R.
THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE.
NamesM17.09
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