Memorial

Plaque Culley 1916 St. Gregory the Great

Kirknewton

Memorial Name: Plaque Culley 1916 St. Gregory the Great (K15.05)

NEWMP Ref No.: K15.05

Parish: Kirknewton

Original Location:

Church of St. Gregory

South wall of nave.

Which War:

1914-18

Materials Used:

Brass

Who Commissioned:

Widow and mother.

Inscription:

In loving memory of my husband
Matthew Tewart Culley
of Coupland Castle
born 1832 died 1889

and of our son
Geoffry Matthew George,
Captain Royal West Kent Regiment
born 1883 killed in action in France, September 15, 1916
Requiescant in Pace.

Memorial Description:

Plaque, 20 inches high x 36 inches wide (51cms x 91.5cms).

There is a wide border of leaves around the edge, and a medallion in each corner.

There is a cross incised in the top left hand corner.

The lettering is in Roman capitals.

Names:

See above

Notes:

See his Every Name A Story entry

Sources:

Photos: P. Thirkell

London Gazette
22/05/1916 reports him being appointed from Temporary Captain in the Scottish Rifles to temporary Captain in Royal West Kents.

The Court Journal
06/10/1916 Officers’ “In Memoriam” Number contains the information in Note 1 above.

Diocese of Newcastle
Faculty No.709, 11/11/1920

Source of quotation
“Requiescant in Pace” (May they rest in peace) Latin Mass for the Dead

Additional Research Documents

Research Acknowledgements:

Sally Bird;
Janet Brown;
Rev. Adrian Hughes;
P. Thirkell;
Susan Gardner

Research In Progress:

Coldstream and District Local History Society are researching the names on this memorial.

Contact: info@coldstreamhistorysociety.co.uk

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