Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque Cuthbert 1915 St. John
Reference
S1.08
Place
St. JOHN LEE
Map ref
NY 933656
Original Location
St. John of Beverley Church, on left hand side of nave.
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled 18th September 1921 by Major General G.J. Cuthbert, C.B., C.M.G. uncle of Capt. Cuthbert and formerly in command of the Scots Guards.
Memorial Description
Plaque 7 feet high x 4 feet 6 inches wide in total surmounted by a crest with helmet. There is an inserted panel 2 feet 6 inches high by 3 feet 6 inches wide. There are three coats of arms around the edges, those of Cuthbert, Byng and Straker. The letters are in gilded Roman capitals.
Materials used
Derbyshire alabaster frame with black slate plaque.
Inscription
Sacred to the loving and glorious memory of
James Harold Cuthbert of Beaufront
Captain in His Majesty's Regiment of Scot's
Guards. Companion of the Distinguished
Service Order. Justice of the Peace for
the County of Northumberland and High
Sheriff of that County in the year 1911,
who was killed in action near Loos in
France on 27th of September 1915, and
was buried on the field of battle.
He married firstly the Lady Anne Dorothy
Frederica Byng third daughter of the 5th
Earl of Strafford who was taken by God
on the 31st of January 1907 and lies buried
in this churchyard.
He married secondly, Kathleen Alice
eldest daughter of John Coppin Straker
of Stagshaw in this County by whom he had
issue Harold David, now of Beaufront,
Vida, Gerald Ivo and Sidney John.
Names
See above
Notes
1. See his entry.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: P. Thirkell
Diocese of Newcastle Faculty No.687, 31/07/1920
Newcastle Daily Chronicle 19/09/1921 reports unveiling.
Hexham Historian No. 14, July 2004 carries an article by Alan Grint.
St.John Lee, Northumberland William Maddison, Hexham, 1927, J. Catherall & Co (Printers) Ltd.
Source of quotation
“Gloria est pro patria mori” (“It is glorious to die for one’s country”); possibly adapted from “Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori”; Horace, Odes Book 3, No.2, 1.13
Diocese of Newcastle Faculty No.687, 31/07/1920
Newcastle Daily Chronicle 19/09/1921 reports unveiling.
Hexham Historian No. 14, July 2004 carries an article by Alan Grint.
St.John Lee, Northumberland William Maddison, Hexham, 1927, J. Catherall & Co (Printers) Ltd.
Source of quotation
“Gloria est pro patria mori” (“It is glorious to die for one’s country”); possibly adapted from “Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori”; Horace, Odes Book 3, No.2, 1.13
Research acknowledgements
George and Janet Brown; Phil Thirkell; Tony Harding
Research In Progress
Alan Grint has researched the names on this memorial in his book In Silent Fortitude, 2011 Ergo Press ISBN 9780955751098 :-Cogito books 01434 602555
Plaque Cuthbert 1915 St. John (S1.08)
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