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Plaque 1914-18 Baptist

Reference

S56.02

Place

STOCKSFIELD

Map ref

NZ 063611

Original Location

Baptist Church, Main Road. On north transept west wall.

Which war

1914-18

Dedication, Creation or Publication date

Unveiled 1st August 1920.

Memorial Description

Plaque on plain wood pattress. There is border pattern of vine leaves and grapes. The dedication is in Roman capitals, the names are in sans serif capitals, and the words "Faithful unto death" are in Gothic upper and lower case.

Materials used

Brass

Inscription

In grateful memory / of the / sons of this congregation / who gave their lives / in the Great War / 1914-1919
"Faithful unto death"

Names

6 names and ranks.
See transcript.

Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material

Photo: Paul Graham

Newcastle Daily Journal 30/07/1920 reports proposed unveiling.

A Pleasant Retreat Bywell, Stocksfield and District Millennium 2000 Robert Browell and Dennis Harding. ISBN 0952588897 includes biographical details of some of the names.

Source of quotation
�Faithful unto death� Revelation 2 v 10

Research acknowledgements

Paul Graham (Prudhoe Local History Society); J. Brown

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Plaque 1914-18 Baptist (S56.02)

STOCKSFIELD, Baptist Church.

   In grateful memory

   of the

   sons of this Congregation

   who gave their lives

   in the Great War

   1914-1919

   --------------

   Lieut.  Norman A. Arkle

   Major   David Houghton Bibby

   Pte.    Wm. Veitch Simpson

   Lieut.  Robert Kingsley Steel

   Lieut.  John Gordon Steel

   Signlr. George A.E. Wright, R.N.V.R.

   --------------

   "Faithful unto Death"

NamesS56.02

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