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Porch and plaque 1914-18 St. Bede R.C.

Reference

S86.049

Place

SOUTH SHIELDS

Map ref

NZ 366666

Original Location

St. Bede’s Roman Catholic Church, Westoe Road.

Which war

1914-18

Dedication, Creation or Publication date

Dedicated 28th January 1930.

Memorial Description

Porch and plaque.
The plaque is 5 feet high x 6 feet 6 inches wide. There is a raised outer edge. The names are incised and blackened in five columns, using Roman capitals. The letters “R.I.P.” are raised on the border at the bottom.

Materials used

Assorted marble.

Inscription

+ Pray for the sovls of the men of this parish who / made the svpreme sacrifice in the Great War 1914-1918 / To whose memory the Sacred Heart altar / in this chvrch has been erected / R.I.P.

Names

154 full names.
See transcript.

Notes

1. The entrance to the church was done out in marble as part of the memorial scheme.

2. The plaque is of Carrara marble; the green frame is of Counemara marble, and the black crucifix is of black Belgian marble.

Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material

Photo of plaque: Peter Hoy

South Shields Gazette 28/01/1930 reports dedication this morning.

External web link

Durham at War
South Tyneside Remembers

Research acknowledgements

Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale; C. Sanders; Mike Mulhern

Research In Progress

The names on this memorial are being researched by Peter Hoy. Contact: peterhoy@hotmail.co.uk

Porch and plaque 1914-18 St. Bede R.C. (S86.049)

 
SOUTH SHIELDS   St. Bede’s Roman Catholic Church
  
   + Pray for the sovls of the men of this parish who 
   made the svpreme sacrifice in the Great War 1914-1918 
   To whose memory the Sacred Heart altar 
   in this chvrch has been erected 
  
   Albridge Jas.   Cunningham Jno.     Higgins Jas.     Murray Jno.      Rutley Jos. 
   Allison Albt.   Cunningham Jno.Jas. Hogan  Peter     Murray Owen      Reah Louis 
   Appleton Jno.   Devine  Dan         Hubbard Jos.     Meeks Jno.       Reed Thos. 
   Arkley Thos.    Dillon Jas. Thos    Hunter Jas.      Miller Edw.      Riley Jno.  
   Berryman J.W.   Dix Samuel          Ironside J.W.    Morgan Geo.      Robson Geo.J. 
   Bourke Thos.    Donkin Matt.        Johnson Chas.    Moyser Ben.J.    Sullivan Jas. 
   Bourke Mich.    Donkin Wm.          Jones J.W.       Murphy Jas.      Scott Jno. 
   Brannan R.      Duggan Jas.         Kane Thos.       Murphy Owen      Sharkey Jno. 
   Brannan Mich.   Delaney Edw.        Kane Robt.       Murphy Owen R.   Skelly Geo 
   Brannan Mich.   Egan Mich.          Kennedy Jno.     Marshall W.Jno.  Skelly Robt 
   Burns Peter     Feary Jno. P.       King Jno.        McLaughlin Edw.  Sloan Edm. 
   Butler Chas.    Feary Jos.          Kinlen Geo.      McAndrew Jas.    Slater David 
   Butler Edw.     Follin Edw.         Knox Wm.         McAllister F.A.  Stanford Jno. 
   Browne Jno.     Fox Mich.           Lawless Mich.    McCall Mich.     Stockman Harold 
   Clark W.?Chas.  Flannagan Jno.      Laffey Davis     McCulloch Peter  Straits Jno. 
   Clarke Jas.     Forster C.W.        Layton J.M.      McEvoy Denis     Taylor Mich. 
   Clarke Pat      Finnerty Wm.        Lawrenson J.W.   McGee Andr.      Tearney Mich. 
   Clarke Mich.    Gannon Pat          Leach Chas.      McGrory Jno.     Terrell Alf. 
   Cleland Thos.   Gannon Matt.        Leavy Mich.      McGrother Jos.   Terrell Robt.   
   Collins Jno.    Garton Thos.        Lennan Thos.     McKenna Mich.    Temple Wilf. 
   Collins Matt.   Gibney Jas.         Logan Bart.      McKiernan Fras.  Tinnion Pat 
   Collins Bern.   Gibling Jno.        Logan David      McNany Wm.       Thursby Matt 
   Collins Chas.L. Glass Wm.           Lowery Jno.      McQuade Thos.M.  Thompson Robt. 
   Connolly        Glattback Fred.     Lynch Peter      Nelson Ben J.P.  Tokell Rich. 
   Condon Thos.    Gormley Jos.        Mallan Matt.     O‘Brien Edw.     Tracey Jos. 
   Coutts Thos.    Grey Geo.           Mallan Bern.J.   O‘Gallaghan Edm. Vinton Jno. 
   Callahan Jno.   Gallagher Jno.      Manchester Peter Park Geo.        White J.Thos.   
   Crumbie Denis   Gillespie Wm.       Manning Jno.     Persich Robt.    Ward Thos
   Cummins Mich.   Henningan Bryn      Manning Edw.     Pickett Jno.     Waters Owen 
   Cullen Pat      Hennigan Thos.      Martin Jas.      Price J.W.       Watson Jno.
   Clare Mich.     Harrison Jno.       Martin Peter     Quocan Victor    Yanneta Jno Edw.
   Cairns Jas.     Heenan Fras.                   
  
   R.I.P.
NamesS86.049

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