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Screen 1914-18 St. Mary Magdalene

Reference

W38.01

Place

WHALTON

Map ref

NZ 131813

Original Location

Parish Church of St. Mary Magdalene. Screen doors below tower at west end.

Which war

1914-18

Dedication, Creation or Publication date

Unveiled 23rd May 1920 by Major General Wilkinson.

Memorial Description

Screen dividing tower from nave, comprising plain single side panels with carved top and double central door. Over the door, right along the top, is the quotation "Dulce et . . . " carved to stand proud in Gothic lettering. The dedication is similarly carved, and runs above the double doors. The names are incised on the doors themselves, in Gothic script.

Materials used

Oak

Inscription

Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori.
In memory of the men of this / Parish who fell in the Great War 1914-19

Names

7 names, ranks, regiments & date of death.
See transcript.

Sculptor, Artist or Designer

The screen was made and erected by the disabled ex-servicemen, under the supervision of Ex-Sergeanr J. Bell, while undergoing treatment at the Dunstan Hill After Care Home, Dunstan-on-Tyne, 1920.

Notes

1. In 1914, it was thought that a memorial in the form of a hall would be suitable, and funds were sought. However, as time went by, they found this was too big a scheme, and they had to wait. In the meantime, some people indicated their disapproval of a memorial hall being used for dances, so this screen was erected instead. Afterwards, the new extension was added to the village hall, and named the Victory Hall. See W38.08

Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material

Photos: J. Brown; Tony Harding

Morpeth Herald 28/05/1920 reports unveiling ceremony; 17/11/1922 reports opening of Victory Hall and the story related in Note (1) above.

Alnwick and County Gazette 29/05/1920 reports unveiling.

Newcastle Journal 20/05/20 reports proposed unveiling on 23rd; 25/05/1920 reports unveiling.

North Mail 24/05/1920 carries brief report of unveiling.

Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 22/05/1920 reports unveiling.

Diocese of Newcastle Faculty No.679, 21/06/1920

Source of quotation
Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori� Horace, Odes Book 3, No.2, 1.13

Links to Source Material :

Morpeth Herald 1920 05 21 Fri

Morpeth Herald 1920 05 28 Fri

Research acknowledgements

Janet Brown; Ken and Dorothy Southern; Sally Bird; P. Thirkell; Dorothy Hall; Tony Harding

Research In Progress

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Screen 1914-18 St. Mary Magdalene (W38.01)

WHALTON, St. Mary Magdalene Church.

   Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori.

   In memory of the men of this

   Parish who fell in the Great War 1914-19

   Ralph Eustace Smith, Lieut.           John Elliott, Pte.

   Northumberland Hussars                4th Northumberland Fusiliers

   att Royal Flying Corps                Killed 28th October 1916

   killed night of 18th-19th April 1918

                                         James McNally, Pte.

   William Davidson Rochester, Tpr.      6th Northumberland Fusiliers

   Northumberland Hussars,               Died 2nd March 1917

   att 6th Northumberland Fusiliers

   Died 14th Aug. 1919                   William Lawson, L.Cpl.

                                         23rd Northumberland Fusiliers

   Thomas Grieve, L.Cpl.                 Died 10th Feb. 1919

   1st Northumberland Fusiliers

   Killed 9th April 1917                 Robert Swan Appleby, Pte.

                                         7th Middlesex Regiment

                                         Killed 20th Sep. 1918.

NamesW38.01

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