Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque 7 D.L.I. 1914-18 TA Centre
Reference
S142.05
Place
SEABURN
Map ref
NZ 402601
Original Location
Garrison Field Drill Hall in Livingstone Road.
Present Location
TA Centre. The site location is the home of 251 Medical Squadron, 3 Medical Regiment, Army Reserves (Sunderland), Dykelands Road, Seaburn, Sunderland SR6 8DP
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled 21st November 1920 by Coun. Walter Raine, Mayor of Sunderland; dedicated by Capt. and Rev. J.O. Aglionby, M.C., chaplain of the 7th Battalion.
Memorial Description
Plaque 3 feet high x 2 feet wide (912mm x 608mm) set a moulded frame 4 inches (102mm) wider. There is a hatched arch at the top with roundels at each end containing (left) crossed gun and pickaxe and (right) a unicorn’s head. At each side is a fluted pillar with leaves at the top. Each is bound with a ribbon naming the battle honours. At the bottom of each is a soldier with head bowed over a reversed rifle.
The names above these are listed in two columns divided by a vertical line. All lettering is in sans serif upper and lower case.
The names above these are listed in two columns divided by a vertical line. All lettering is in sans serif upper and lower case.
Materials used
Brass plaque in wood frame.
Inscription
Faithful unto Death / VII /
This tablet is erected by the / Warrant-Officers, Staff-Sergeants / & Sergeants of the 7th Battalion / The Durham Light Infantry / to the memory of their gallant comrades / who sacrificed their lives for their / King and Country and the Cause of Right / in the Great War 1914 -1919
Names
Who commissioned
7th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Cowell & Gatiss
Notes
1. This was originally placed on view in the window in the Gas Company’s premises in Fawcett Street while permission was sought to have the memorial hung in Garrison Field Drill Hall in Livingstone Road.
2. The plaque was designed according to instructions from the Committee appointed from among those who returned from the Battalion.
2. The plaque was designed according to instructions from the Committee appointed from among those who returned from the Battalion.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: C. Sanders; T. Redman; Neilson Giles; James Pasby; Laurence Bell
Sunderland Echo 29/06/1920 reports placing the memorial in the window; 15/11/1920 page 4; 22/11/1920 page 5
Northern Echo 22/11/1920 reports unveiling.
North Mail 22/11/1920 reports unveiling.
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 27/11/1920 reports unveiling.
Newcastle Daily Chronicle 22/11/1920 reports the unveiling of two plaques.
Unveiling booklet 1921
Source of quotation:
“Faithful unto death” Revelation 2 v 10
Sunderland Echo 29/06/1920 reports placing the memorial in the window; 15/11/1920 page 4; 22/11/1920 page 5
Northern Echo 22/11/1920 reports unveiling.
North Mail 22/11/1920 reports unveiling.
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 27/11/1920 reports unveiling.
Newcastle Daily Chronicle 22/11/1920 reports the unveiling of two plaques.
Unveiling booklet 1921
Source of quotation:
“Faithful unto death” Revelation 2 v 10
External web link
Research acknowledgements
C. Sanders; Tony Redman; Alan Vickers; Neilson Giles; Laurence Bell; Library and Museum Provincial Grand Lodge of Durham Sunderland
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Plaque 7 D.L.I. 1914-18 TA Centre (S142.05)
SEABURN TA Centre
Faithful unto Death
VII
This tablet is erected by the
Warrant-Officers, Staff-Sergeants
& Sergeants of the 7th Battalion
The Durham Light Infantry
To the memory of their gallant comrades
who sacrificed their lives for their
King and Country and the Cause of Right
in the Great War 1914 -1919
Capt. W.R. Goodrick M.C. Lt. H. Thompson
2nd Lt. R.W. Adamson 2nd Lt. J. Meek
2nd Lt. J. McCormick C.S.M. T. Spooner 275047
C.S.M. G. Waiter 1849 C.S.M. R. Wardropper D.C.M. 275004
C.Q.M.S. W.H. Brown 288 Sgt. C. Airey 277368
Sgt. E. Bell 1056 Sgt. G.A. Campbell 1755
Sgt. G.W. Hauxwell 1675
Sgt. J. Kilpatrick D.C.M. 275028
Sgt. J. O’Hara 275363
Sgt. W.G. Ramshaw 3221
NamesS142.05
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