Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque 1914-18 Post Office
Reference
S140.025
Place
SUNDERLAND
Map ref
4056
Original Location
Central Post Office later Bridges Shopping Centre
Present Location
The Post Office moved c.2006 from Bridges Shopping Centre to Fawcett Street, where the memorials are on view.
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled 29/08/1919 by Mr. Samuel Storey, Deputy Lieutenant
Memorial Description
Plaque of popular design 2 feet high x 3 feet wide (608mm x 912mm)set in a wood frame 4 inches (102mm) wide. There is a patterned border of string design culminating in a roundel at each corner containing the cipher of King George. At centre top are two crossed union flags.
The names of those who died are carried in a bordered panel at the centre of the plaque. The names of those who served are in five columns divided by vertical lines.
Lettering is in black sans serif with some words in red.
The names of those who died are carried in a bordered panel at the centre of the plaque. The names of those who served are in five columns divided by vertical lines.
Lettering is in black sans serif with some words in red.
Materials used
Brass in wood frame
Inscription
This tablet is erected by / the members of the staff in the / Sunderland Postal Area / in memory of colleagues who served their / King and Country / and to perpetuate the memory of those who / lost their lives in the Great War 1914-1919
Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori.
Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori.
Names
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Cowell & Gatiss, Sunderland.
Notes
1. See also S140.118. These three were all together at one time.
2. 141 men and 3 women from the Sunderland Postal District had served, plus 51 men from the Engineering Sept. 21 had fallen. 6 men were awarded commissions and 10 gained distinctions.
3. Lieut. J. Pearce had been awarded the Military Medal and the D.C.M.
2. 141 men and 3 women from the Sunderland Postal District had served, plus 51 men from the Engineering Sept. 21 had fallen. 6 men were awarded commissions and 10 gained distinctions.
3. Lieut. J. Pearce had been awarded the Military Medal and the D.C.M.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: C. Sanders; David Sloan
Illustrated Chronicle 30/08/1919 reports unveiling.
Newcastle Daily Chronicle 30/08/1919 reports unveiling;
Sunderland Echo 30/08/1919 reports unveiling of two memorial plaques. (Available on The British Newspaper Archive)
Source of quotation
“Dulce et decorum est . . .” (It is a sweet and noble thing to die for one’s country) Horace, Odes Book 3, No.2, 1.13
Illustrated Chronicle 30/08/1919 reports unveiling.
Newcastle Daily Chronicle 30/08/1919 reports unveiling;
Sunderland Echo 30/08/1919 reports unveiling of two memorial plaques. (Available on The British Newspaper Archive)
Source of quotation
“Dulce et decorum est . . .” (It is a sweet and noble thing to die for one’s country) Horace, Odes Book 3, No.2, 1.13
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Research acknowledgements
C. Sanders; Alan Vickers; Dorothy Hall; Post Office Roll of Honour; James Pasby; David Sloan
Research In Progress
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Plaque 1914-18 Post Office (S140.025)
This tablet is erected by
the members of the staff in the
Sunderland Postal Area
in memory of colleagues who served their
King and Country
and to perpetuate the memory of those who
lost their lives in the Great War 1914-1919
FALLEN
Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori.
Corben, H.W. Glansfield, C.W. Morrison, A.H. Robson, H.
Farr, C.W.H. Hughes, W.H. Paulin, J.W. Starling, T.
Davison, G.W. Lockey, R. Pringle, W.J. Stobbs, J.M.
Walker, J.W.
Airey, E.T. SERVED
Alexander, W. Colquhoun. R.J. Hutchinson, R. Oliphant, J.B. Stonehouse, R.
Armstrong. J. Cook, E. Jewitt, H. Parker, F.F. Stoddart, W.
Ayre, W. Cook, F. Johnson, J.H. Pearce, J. M.M., Swatman, P.
D.C.M. Fallen
Bainbridge, F. Craig, G.H. Jones, W.T. Potts, L.V. Swinson, E.
Banks, R. Dougherty, T.H. Joycey, M.W. Pratt, W. Taylor, C.J.
Barrett, J.W. Douglas, R.M. Knowles, J.G. Rendell, D.T. Thompson, J.W.
Barrett, G. Drewrey, R.W. Landells, R. Richardson, T.H. Thompson, W.T.
Beadnell J.J.H. Fairless, R. Linfoot, C. Riddell, D. Topham, T.
Beatty, T. Forster, H.J.T. Lister, M. Robson, A. Trotman, F.
Bellas, L. Frankling, J.W. Longstaff, D. Robson, E.T. Turnbull, J.H.
Betts, J.C. Frost, W. McCann, G.V. Robinson, A.J. Ure, H.O.
Bewick, G.A. Fulton, P.F. McGlen, V. Robinson, H.T. Vosper, G.
D.C.M. St. G.C.
Blacklock, R. Gair, A. McKenzie, H. Rose, H.O. Walker, H.
Boardman, A.E. Gale, G.H. Mallory, J.W. Rowntree, J. Ward, J.S.
Boughton, F.J. Gilchrist C. M.C. Marley, R.T. Russell, G. Warren, F.
Brady, F. Green, J.S. Martin, R. Sanderson, E. Watson, James
Bristow, A.E. Guthrie, W.A. Martin, P. Schorah, E. Watson, Jer.
Brook, J. Hancock, J.G. Maxted, A. Schorah, B. Watts, J.M.
Bunn, J.G. Hannah, T.E. Melton, E. Shee, J.T., M.M. Webb, J.
Burn, D. Hardy, J. Milburn, Alan Sim, J. Welch, J.L.
Cameron, C.K. Hayes, W.T. Moon, E.C. Smith, H. Williamson, J.
Clarke, E.H. Henderson, E. Morrison, T.H. Smith, G. Woodyet, E.
Clarke, C.E. Herring, G.W.
M.M.& Bar Newby, G. Stafford, H.W.T. Wilson, M.W.
Cockerill, F. Herod, A. Nicol, J. Stenger, C.V. Miss F.J. Edwards
Codling, I.J. Hodgson, G.R. Noble, G.W. Stirling, D. Miss M.G. Everatt
Colling, J.W. Horsley, M. Old, J.H. Stokle, J.W. Miss D. Fordyce
Names S140.25
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