Memorial Details
Memorial
ROH 1914-18 St. James
Reference
R11.03
Place
RIDING MILL
Map ref
NZ 019612
Original Location
St. James' Church, in church porch.
Which war
1914-18
Memorial Description
Roll of honour in plain wood frame, 61cm high x 44.5cm wide. The Roll is hand painted, with an elaborate wide border of leaves. The "G" of "Greater" at the top and "Grant" at the bottom have been illuminated as in a medieval manuscript. To the left of the names is a tree. The whole text is handwritten using Gothic script, most lettering is in black, the words "Great European War" are in red, and the capitals of the names are in brown, as are the words "Roll of Honour".
Materials used
Framed illuminated script.
Inscription
Greater love hath no man than / this, that a man lay down / his life for his friends. / European War 1914-18. / Roll of Honour / of St. James', Riding Mill.
Grant them, Lord, eternal rest, / and let light perpetual shine / upon them.
Grant them, Lord, eternal rest, / and let light perpetual shine / upon them.
Names
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: P. Thirkell, Tony Harding; Paul Graham; Dorothy Hall
Source of quotation
“Grant them, Lord, eternal rest . . .” Mass for the Dead
Source of quotation
“Grant them, Lord, eternal rest . . .” Mass for the Dead
Research acknowledgements
Paul Graham of Prudhoe Local History Society; P. Thirkell; Tony Harding; Dorothy Hall
Research In Progress
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ROH 1914-18 St. James (R11.03)
Greater love hath no man than
this, that a man lay down
his life for his friends
European War 1914-1918
Roll of Honour
of St. James', Riding Mill.
Thomas Anderson
John Angus Bagnall
Thomas Blackburn Davidson
Robert Dodd
Henry Gleghorn
Geoffery Brian Hobbs
Herbert Hobbs
Marmaduke E. Marjoribanks
Frank Marran
Frederick Oliver
James Taylor Richardson
Charles Gordon Sharp
Grant them, Lord, eternal rest,
and let light perpetual shine
upon them.
NamesR11.03
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