Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque 1914-18 Methodist
Reference
W114.04
Place
WHEATLEY HILL
Map ref
NZ 377387
Original Location
Methodist Church (closed)
Present Location
Moved from the Chapel to Wheatley Hill Heritage Centre in 2006
Which war
1914-18
Memorial Description
Plaque 16 inches high x 22 inches wide set on a wood pattress 2 inches wider. There is a double line border culminating in a red cross in each corner. The names are listed in three columns divided by vertical lines. The words “In memoriam” in Old English, the rest of the lettering is in a variety of sans serif and Roman capitals.
Materials used
Brass on wood pattress
Inscription
In memoriam
This tablet is erected in memory of / (Names) / of this church who made the supreme sacrifice during / the Great War 1914 – 1918
"At the going down of the sun and in the morning / we will remember them"
This tablet is erected in memory of / (Names) / of this church who made the supreme sacrifice during / the Great War 1914 – 1918
"At the going down of the sun and in the morning / we will remember them"
Names
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photo: Dorothy Hall
The Employees and Residents of Thornley, Ludworth and Wheatley Hill. Their contribution in the Great War 1914-1918 Fred Bromilow and Owen Rowland. Wheatley Hill History Club, 2006.
Source of quotation
“At the going down of the sun” For the Fallen Lawrence Binyon.
The Employees and Residents of Thornley, Ludworth and Wheatley Hill. Their contribution in the Great War 1914-1918 Fred Bromilow and Owen Rowland. Wheatley Hill History Club, 2006.
Source of quotation
“At the going down of the sun” For the Fallen Lawrence Binyon.
External web link
Research acknowledgements
C. Sanders; Dorothy Hall
Research In Progress
Wheatley Hill History Club have researched the names on this memorial. See book details above.
Plaque 1914-18 Methodist (W114.04)
WHEATLEY HILL Chapel
In memoriam
This Tablet is Erected in Memory of
Stephen Corner Robert Harbron Richard Prince
Robert Dixon Henry Harper Robert Ruth
John Dodsworth Handel Hodson Thomas W. Snaith
John Elliot Harold Harriman George Todd
William Greenwood Henry Johnson Edward Todd
Isaac Harbron Andrew Williamson
of this church
who made the supreme sacrifice during
The Great War 1914 – 1918
“At the going down of the sun and in the morning
we will remember them”
NamesW114.04
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Parish Notes
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