Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque 1939-45 Bainbridge
Reference
NUT012
Place
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Map ref
NZ 247645
Original Location
Bainbridge Stores, Newcastle upon Tyne
Present Location
John Lewis, Hotspur Way / Earls Way, Eldon Square Shopping Centre Newcastle.
Which war
1939-45
Memorial Description
Brass plate with domed top. The dates are in the dome. The names are listed in a single column. in raised elaborate capitals.
Materials used
Brass
Inscription
1919-1945 / In / grateful memory of / those members of the / staff of Bainbridge & Co. / who gave their lives / for their country.
Names
Ownership and maintenance
John Lewis
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: John Lewis Partnership; Norah Cuthbert
Evening Chronicle 10/03/2011 reports on a proposed book on the men named on the memorial, including information on Rhondda Fletcher; 08/03/2012 reports publication of Ian Johnson’s book
Bainbridge, Our Fallen Heroes, 1939-1945. Ian Johnson, 2013; published by the author, gives graphic details of all the men on the memorial and where they fought and died.
Evening Chronicle 10/03/2011 reports on a proposed book on the men named on the memorial, including information on Rhondda Fletcher; 08/03/2012 reports publication of Ian Johnson’s book
Bainbridge, Our Fallen Heroes, 1939-1945. Ian Johnson, 2013; published by the author, gives graphic details of all the men on the memorial and where they fought and died.
Additional Notes
This page is sponsored by:-
Ian Johnson in memory of all the staff from Bainbridge & Co who gave their lives.
Ian Johnson in memory of all the staff from Bainbridge & Co who gave their lives.
Research acknowledgements
The late Norah Cuthbert; Bainbridge's (John Lewis Partnership); Ian Johnson
Research In Progress
Bainbridge, Our Fallen Heroes, 1939-1945. Ian Johnson, 2013; published by the author, gives graphic details of all the men on the memorial and where they fought and died.
Plaque 1939-45 Bainbridge (NUT012)
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, Bainbridge's.
1939-1945
In
grateful memory of
those members of the
staff of Bainbridge & Co.
who gave their lives
for their Country.
Bates, Matthew
Davison, Robert W.
Dawson, Stanley W.
Fletcher, E. Rhondda
Harrison, David
Henderson, Cecil
Henderson, J. Harold
Liddle, Basil
Longstaff, John J.
Lowe, Ralph B.
Simpson, Joseph
Vest, Harold
Webster, Robert H.
Wilks, Matthew H.
NamesNUT012
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Parish Notes
Every Name A Story
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