Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque 1914-18 St. Andrew
Reference
S114.01
Place
SADBERGE
Map ref
NZ 430167
Original Location
St. Andrew’s Church, Church View. On the north wall.
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled 8th February 1921 by Capt. J.B. Pennyman, K.O.S.B., dedicated by the Archdeacon of Auckland
Memorial Description
Plaque with elaborate domed top set on a black marble pattress which echoes the shape. At centre top is a cross inside a circle, all raised in half relief, with the words “To the glory of God” carried round the top of the circle. The dedication is underneath this. The names are listed in a single column. All lettering is in black Roman with initials in red. The invocation is carried along the bottom in sans serif capitals.
Materials used
Grey and black marble
Inscription
To the Glory of God / and in grateful and loving tribute of / the men of this parish who gave their lives for / their King and Country during the Great War 1914-1918.
May God make us worthy of such sacrifice and devotion
May God make us worthy of such sacrifice and devotion
Names
How money was raised
Public subscription
Notes
1. Among those attending the unveiling dedication was a mother who, not only having two sons named on the memorial, had also buried another son that afternoon, aged 23, also a victim of war.
2. The collection taken at the ceremony would remove the small deficit owing on the memorial; the rest would go to the Sadberge Church Belfry Restoration Fund.
2. The collection taken at the ceremony would remove the small deficit owing on the memorial; the rest would go to the Sadberge Church Belfry Restoration Fund.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photo: Simon Raine
Darlington and Stockton Times 12/02/1921
Darlington and Stockton Times 12/02/1921
External web link
Links to Source Material :
Research acknowledgements
Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale; Dorothy Hall
Research In Progress
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Plaque 1914-18 St. Andrew (S114.01)
SADBERGE St. Andrew’s Church.
To the Glory of God
and in grateful and loving memory of
the men of this parish who gave their lives for
their King and Country during the Great War 1914-1918.
Percy R. Alderson, R.E.
William Baines, N.F.
Jas. A. Goldsborough, D.L.I.
Alfred Grey, D.L.I.
Ernest Grey, L.F.
J. Edward Liddle, D.L.I.
Addison Parnaby, R.F.A.
Tom Pybus, N.F.
Arthur Robinson, D.L.I.
John W. Robinson, G.G.
John L. Sutton, N.F.
Albert E. Swannell, N.F.
Arthur D.L. Vickers, D.L.I.
May God make us worthy of such sacrifice and devotion
NamesS114.01
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Parish Notes
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