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Memorial

Plaque 1914-18 Wesleyan Methodist

Reference

W34.02

Place

WEST SLEEKBURN

Original Location

West Sleekburn Wesleyan Church

Which war

1914-18

Dedication, Creation or Publication date

Unveiled 28th February 1921 by Rev. L.C. Fogg of Newbiggin.

Memorial Description

Plaque

Materials used

Brass

Inscription

In honoured memory of the members of this Church and old Sunday School Scholars who made the supreme sacrifice in the Great War 1914-1919.
Who nobly fighting nobly fell.

Names

17 full names.
See transcript.

Sculptor, Artist or Designer

Edward Thew of Newcastle.

Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material

Morpeth Herald 04/03/1921 reports the unveiling ceremony.

Source of quotation
�Who nobly fighting nobly fell� "For the Men at the Front" John Oxenham

Links to Source Material :

Morpeth Herald 1921 03 04 Fri

Research acknowledgements

J. Brown

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Plaque 1914-18 Wesleyan Methodist (W34.02)

WEST SLEEKBURN, Wesleyan Church.

The layout of this memorial is not known.

The following text is extracted from a newspaper report.

It has not been compared with the original nor with a good photograph.

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   In honoured memory of members of this Church

   and old Sunday School Scholars who made

   the Supreme Sacrifice in the Great War 1914-1919

   Who nobly fighting nobly fell

   Wm. L. Dunn          John Geo. Gray

   John Green           Wm. Hardie

   Jas. Wm. Killoran    Matt. Millican

   Ralph Millican       Thos. Millican

   Archie Osborne       James Reid

   James Scott          ?Ebb. Wm. Shield

   Wm. Wood, Sen.       Wm. Wood, Jnr.

   John Thos. Wright

   (who were Old Scholars)

  Robert Reid and George Wm. Scott, church members,

  the latter being organist in the church as well.

NamesW34.02

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