Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque 1914-18 Angus Watson and Co
Reference
NUT117
Place
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Map ref
NZ 252646
Original Location
Angus Watson & Co. Ltd., Ellison Buildings, Ellison Place. (Demolished)
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled 9th March 1920 by the Lady Mayoress of Newcastle, Mrs. Walter Lee.
Memorial Description
Plaque surmounted by soldiers in half relief, one riding a horse, three marching, with two female figures watching. Standing at each side of the main plaque is a mourning figure. At the bottom is a wreath raised in half relief, with the details of the donation on a ribbon.
The names are listed in three columns. The dedication is in Roman capitals, the names are in sans serif capitals. The quotations are in lower case lettering.
The names are listed in three columns. The dedication is in Roman capitals, the names are in sans serif capitals. The quotations are in lower case lettering.
Materials used
Bronze
Inscription
In Memoriam.
The following members from this firm served their / King and Country in the cause of Right and / Liberty in the Great War of 1914-1919.
"That you may tell your sons who see the light / High in the heaven their heritage to take / I saw the powers of darkness put to flight / I saw the morning break."
These fell. (Names)
“They loved not their lives unto death”
A tribute from the principals / and staff of Angus Watson Ltd.
The following members from this firm served their / King and Country in the cause of Right and / Liberty in the Great War of 1914-1919.
"That you may tell your sons who see the light / High in the heaven their heritage to take / I saw the powers of darkness put to flight / I saw the morning break."
These fell. (Names)
“They loved not their lives unto death”
A tribute from the principals / and staff of Angus Watson Ltd.
Names
Present condition
Unknown
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Philipson and Son.
Designed by W. Reid Dick, R.A.
Designed by W. Reid Dick, R.A.
Notes
1. The firm had supported the War Relief Fund in Newcastle.
2. At the unveiling, Mrs. Lee was presented with a bouquet of red and white carnations by Miss Doreen E. Watson, a “dainty little girl”.
3. Mr. Angus Watson was due to retire, but had decided against. In the near future they hoped to have a Staff Settlement for the firm. There would be club, billiard, reading and other recreational rooms provided. They also hoped to run classes in cooking, sewing, photography, hygiene and gymnastics.
4. From the firm, 87 served their country, of whom 12 were killed.
2. At the unveiling, Mrs. Lee was presented with a bouquet of red and white carnations by Miss Doreen E. Watson, a “dainty little girl”.
3. Mr. Angus Watson was due to retire, but had decided against. In the near future they hoped to have a Staff Settlement for the firm. There would be club, billiard, reading and other recreational rooms provided. They also hoped to run classes in cooking, sewing, photography, hygiene and gymnastics.
4. From the firm, 87 served their country, of whom 12 were killed.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Newcastle Daily Journal 08/03/1920 reports proposed unveiling; 10/03/1920 reports unveiling.
Illustrated Chronicle 08/03/1920 reports unveiling tomorrow; 10/03/1920 reports unveiling.
North Mail 11/03/1920 reports unveiling.
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 13/03/1920 reports unveiling.
Northern Echo 10/03/1920 reports unveiling.
Newcastle Daily Chronicle 10/03/1920 reports unveiling.
Sources of quotations :
hat you may tell your sons who see the light . . . . Between Midnight and Morning (December 1914) Sir Owen Seaman.
They loved not their lives unto death Revelation 12 v 11
Illustrated Chronicle 08/03/1920 reports unveiling tomorrow; 10/03/1920 reports unveiling.
North Mail 11/03/1920 reports unveiling.
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 13/03/1920 reports unveiling.
Northern Echo 10/03/1920 reports unveiling.
Newcastle Daily Chronicle 10/03/1920 reports unveiling.
Sources of quotations :
hat you may tell your sons who see the light . . . . Between Midnight and Morning (December 1914) Sir Owen Seaman.
They loved not their lives unto death Revelation 12 v 11
Links to Source Material :
Research acknowledgements
J. Brown; T. Harding; Dorothy Hall
Research In Progress
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Plaque 1914-18 Angus Watson and Co (NUT117)
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE Angus Watson & Co. Ltd.
The layout of this memorial is not known.
The following has been extracted from a newspaper
report and has not been compared with the original
nor with a good photograph.
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In Memoriam
The following members from this firm served their
King and Country in the cause of Right and
Liberty in the Great War of 1914-1919.
George F. Jackson David S. Jones S.L. Pearson
James Lockie William J. Williams J. Neary
Norman S. Dunlop Harry B. ?Hadsten Alfred Linden
Robert M. Gilmour Fred W. Pfeffer James Fay or Ray
Algernon P. Martin James Paterson Percy Lambert
Herbert H. Hendick Edmund Watmough Joseph Bryce
Henry McGillan Andrew Muckian Adam Hall
James V. Lowes Stanley C. Fisher H.J.G. Hetherington
William B. Saint Alexander Derrick Sidney Traves
Henry A. Minto Hugh A. Johnston Cecil M. Davies
Robert Lambert Walter Moughtin Thomas E. Harrison
Anton Jensen W. Leatherbarmour William Craig
Thomas J. Gallon J. Stanley C. Lace John M. Lambert
Jos. W. Griffith William J. Green Thos. M. Richardson
Andrew Anderson Edward C. Citrine Peter McGregor
Robert T. Jones Thomas Heyss Arthur Bull
William J. Ord Henry Brown William Hester
H. Ludlow-Philipps Louis Crossley Arthur C. Sawyer
P. Taylor Hunter Norman Irving Cyril A.B. Williams
Charles O. Punter John E. Pearse Albert E. Worboys
Charles G. Samphier Ellis Kracker Matthew R. Watson
Charles W. See Phillip Law Thomas T. Orde
Joseph R. Fairley Thomas Muckian Sydney A.E. Edwards
Sydney A. Lloyd George W. Thompson George M. Mills
Alex. T. Reid George Lee Hector Peart
Harry Smith G.C. Smith Henry C.G. Williams
James B. Thompson Stephen Simmonds Percy S. Earle
Richard Cook Harold B. Sands Winifred M. Fawssett
J.E. McDougall F.A. Cunnell Joseph Higgins
H.A. Tull Joseph Hesford
"That you may tell your sons who see the light
High in the heaven their heritage to take
I saw the powers of darkness put to flight
I saw the morning break."
THESE FELL
James Lockie Algernon P. Martin James V. Lowes
William E. Saint Robert Lambert Andrew Anderson
Joseph W. Griffith Edmund Watmough Albert E. Worboys
Arthur C. Sawyer Thos. M. Richardson Charles O. Punter
“They loved not their lives unto death”.
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A tribute from the principals
and staff of Angus Watson & Co.
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