Memorial Details
Memorial
Vase Burgess 1916 St. John
Reference
B153.06
Place
BURNHOPE
Map ref
NZ 193486
Original Location
Church of St. John the Evangelist, Holmside Lane
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Dedicated 2nd May 1925
Memorial Description
Vase. Tall design, 1 foot 2 inches high x 5˝ inches diameter with shallow neck and a design of grape leaves and fruit around the shoulder. The dedication is carried below this, using a mixture of Roman upper, lower and italic script.
Materials used
Brass
Inscription
and in memory of
Captain W.H.L. Burgess
Killed on the Somme
20th July 1916
Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori.
Names
See above
Who commissioned
Family
Notes
1. The name is also on the family headstone in the churchyard.
2. The dedication was on the same occasion as the dedication of the chancel screen.
3. Capt. Burgess was the only son of Mr H.L. Burgess who in 1919 "closed a long career as headmaster of Burnhope Colliery Council School". See Every Name a Story
2. The dedication was on the same occasion as the dedication of the chancel screen.
3. Capt. Burgess was the only son of Mr H.L. Burgess who in 1919 "closed a long career as headmaster of Burnhope Colliery Council School". See Every Name a Story
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: C. Sanders; John and Mavis Dixon; Dorothy Hall
Consett Guardian 01/05/1925 reports dedication
Northern Echo 05/09/1919 contains the information in Note 3 above.
Source of quotation:
“Dulce et decorum est . . .” Horace, Odes Book 3, No.2, 1.13
Consett Guardian 01/05/1925 reports dedication
Northern Echo 05/09/1919 contains the information in Note 3 above.
Source of quotation:
“Dulce et decorum est . . .” Horace, Odes Book 3, No.2, 1.13
External web link
Additional Notes
14/11/2017 Dorothy Hall visited and re-photographed the memorials
Research acknowledgements
C. Sanders; Dorothy Hall; John & Mavis Dixon
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Parish Notes
Every Name A Story
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