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Plaque 1914-18 Walker Presbyterian

Reference

W2.13

Place

WALKER on TYNE (N'castle/Walker)

Original Location

Walker Presbyterian Church. Church demolished in the 1960s.

Present Location

St. Cuthbert�s U.R. Church, Heaton Road, Heaton.

Which war

1914-18

Dedication, Creation or Publication date

Unveiled 19th March 1922 by Major H. Luhrs of Fenham; dedicated by Rev. W.R. Lindsay, minister.

Memorial Description

Plaque set into a wood frame. There is a border of leaves in red. The names are listed in three columns in Roman capitals for the dedication and sans serif capitals for the names.

Materials used

Brass in light oak frame.

Inscription

To the glory of God / and / the imperishable memory of the young men of this / congregation who gave their lives in the Great War / 1914-1918
�Love conquers all things: even death�.

Names

11 full names.
See transcript.

How money was raised

Congregation.

Notes

1. The plaque was placed in what was known as Heaton United Reformed Church but was renamed St.Cuthbert�s U.R. Church in October 2006.

2. Major H. Luhrs was previously Lieut.Colonel Commanding Officer of the Battalion in France.

Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material

Photo: Joan Jobling

Illustrated Chronicle 20/03/1922 reports unveiling.

Source of quotation:
�Love conquers all things: even death� God Is John Oxenham

Research acknowledgements

Joan Jobling; Dorothy Hall

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Plaque 1914-18 Walker Presbyterian (W2.13)

WALKER    Presbyterian Church

   To the glory of God

and

   the imperishable memory of the young men of this

   congregation who gave their lives in the Great War

   1914-1918

   -------------------

   Mitchell M. Brodie  James Ferguson   Anthony Scott

   Archd. Buchanan     Thomas Lough     John B. Skelton

   Thomas Caldwell     James Lough      Cecil Wood

   Robert Dryburgh     Samuel Mason

   ------------------

   “Love conquers all things: even death”.

NamesW2.13

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