Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque 1914-18 St. Michael
Reference
W15.02
Place
WARK ON TYNE
Map ref
NY 858775
Original Location
St. Michael's Church, Church Lane. On north wall. Upper of two.
Which war
1914-18
Memorial Description
Plaque 2 feet 6 inches high x 18 inches wide on marble pattress. An anchor is incised in each corner, and at centre top is a plain black cross. The names are listed in two columns divided by a vertical black line. The dedication is in Gothic script, elongated Roman capitals for the names, and lower case for the quotation at the bottom.
Materials used
Brass plate on marble pattress.
Inscription
To the Glory of God / and / in Sacred Memory of the / members of this Parish who / gave their lives in the Great War / 1914-1918.
"Their name liveth for evermore".
"Their name liveth for evermore".
Names
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: J. Brown
Source of quotation
“Their name liveth for evermore” Apocrypha Ecclesiasticus 44
Source of quotation
“Their name liveth for evermore” Apocrypha Ecclesiasticus 44
Research acknowledgements
J. Brown
Research In Progress
Alan Grint has researched the names on this memorial in his book In Silent Fortitude, 2011 Ergo Press ISBN 9780955751098 :-Cogito books 01434 602555
Plaque 1914-18 St. Michael (W15.02)
WARK, St. Michael's Church.
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To the Glory of God
and
in Sacred Memory of the
members of this Parish who
gave their lives in the Great War
1914-1918
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Walton Bell, N.F. John H. Milburn, N.F.
Robert F. Bolton, N.F. David S. Robson, D.L.I.
Norman E. Charlton, N.F. Walter R. Rutherford, N.F.
John T. Harding, R.E. Lawrence Shortridge, D.L.I.
Francis Hunter, N.F. Robert Smith, N.F.
John Hunter, R.G.A. John R. Weir, N.F.
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"Their name liveth for evermore"
NamesW15.02
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Parish Notes
Every Name A Story
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