Memorial

Plaque 1914-18 St. Peter and St. Paul

Longhoughton

Memorial Name: Plaque 1914-18 St. Peter and St. Paul (L29.02)

NEWMP Ref No.: L29.02

Parish: Longhoughton

Original Location:

Church of St. Peter and St. Paul.

On west wall of nave.

Which War:

1914-18

Materials Used:

Red and white marble.

Inscription:

To the Glory of God
and
in proud and grateful memory of those
from this Parish
who fell in the Great War 1914-1919
(Names)
Their name liveth for evermore.

Memorial Description:

Plaque 30 inches high x 36 inches wide (762 mm x 914 mm).

There is a wide margin of red marble surrounding a white marble central panel on which is the dedication.

At the top is a wreath carved in half relief in white marble.

The lettering is in black Roman capitals.

Names:

17 names, ranks and regiments.
See transcript.

Sources:

Photos: J. Brown; P. Thirkell; Tony Harding

Diocese of Newcastle
Faculty No.652, 26/02/1920

Source of quotation:
 “Their name liveth for evermore” Apocrypha, Ecclesiasticus 44

Additional Research Documents

Research Acknowledgements:

Philip Thirkell;
Janet Brown;
Sally Bird;
Tony Harding

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Names Documents:

LONGHOUGHTON, Church of St. Peter and St. Paul.

  To the glory of God

  and

  in proud and grateful memory of those

  from this Parish

  who fell in the Great War 1914-1919

  2nd Lieut. W. Bickerton M.G.C.        Sgt. Maj. B. Hills North’d Fusrs.

  Pte.    A. Rough          ”           Pte. J. Butters    ”       “

  ”       J.W. Douglas 7th Border Regt. ”    J.R. Dodds    ”       “

  ”       H.W. Downie King’s R. Rifles  ”    W. Foreman    “       “

  Tpr.    R. Foreman 5th Lancers        ”    A. Gray       ”       “

  Pte.    J. Landers, K.O.S.B.          ”    R. Hinson     ”       “

  ”       J. Stanton, Labour Batt.      ”    J.D. Nisbet   ”       “

  ”       J.A. Wood, North Staffs.      ”    M.J. Stanton  ”       “

  Pte. J. Straker, North’d Fusrs.

  Their name liveth for evermore

NameL29.02

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