Memorial Details
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Memorial
Plaque Allison 1918 St. Peter
Reference
NUT030
Place
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Map ref
NZ 251645
Original Location
St. Peter’s Church, Oxford Street / Ellison Place. (Demolished). North wall of nave.
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled 13th November 1921 by Rev. John Wilkinson
Memorial Description
Plaque.
Materials used
Brass
Inscription
To the glory of God and in memory of Gordon Allison, Lieutenant 3/1st (King George's Own) Gurkha Rifles who fell in action of Fort Sandeman, Baluchistan, 8 June 1918 aged 20˝ years.
Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori
Names
See above.
Who commissioned
Dr. and Mrs. Allison
Notes
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Diocese of Newcastle Faculty No.768, 10/10/1921
Illustrated Chronicle 14/11/1921 reports unveiling.
Newcastle Daily Chronicle 14/11/1921 reports unveiling.
Source of quotation:
“Dulce et decorum est . . .” : Horace, 'Odes' Book 3, No.2, 1.13
Illustrated Chronicle 14/11/1921 reports unveiling.
Newcastle Daily Chronicle 14/11/1921 reports unveiling.
Source of quotation:
“Dulce et decorum est . . .” : Horace, 'Odes' Book 3, No.2, 1.13
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Research acknowledgements
Sally Bird; Dorothy Hall
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