Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque Gordon-Ives 1944 St. Mary
Reference
S52.01
Place
STANNINGTON
Map ref
NZ 210794
Original Location
St. Mary the Virgin Church, Church Road. East End of south wall of nave.
Which war
1939-45
Memorial Description
Plaque 66cm high x 75cm wide, the frame of which is carved to resemble a drapery background to a laurel wreath with the badge of the Scots Guards at the top, all carved in half relief in white marble. Set inside the laurel wreath is a circular plaque approx. 15 inches (37.5 cm) diameter which bears the dedication, the letters in gilded Roman capitals.
Materials used
Portland stone and bronze.
Inscription
Gordon-Ives
Lieutenant Scots Guards
Born June 29th 1921
Killed in action in Italy
January 22nd 1944
Buried at Minturno
Son of
Cecil Maynard Gordon-Ives
Scots Guards
and of his wife Gwladys Marjorie
daughter of
the 2nd Viscount Ridley.
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Names
See above
Who commissioned
Parents
Notes
1. Faculty states memorial to be of Portland stone and bronze.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: P. Thirkell; Janet Brown
Diocesan of Newcastle Faculty Book 2, No. 1567, 12/10/1945
Diocesan of Newcastle Faculty Book 2, No. 1567, 12/10/1945
External web link
Research acknowledgements
Janet Brown; Mrs. L. Marriott (Stannington L.H.S.); P. Thirkell; John S. Perry
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