Memorial

Plaque Pease 1916 St. John the Evangelist

Otterburn

Memorial Name: Plaque Pease 1916 St. John the Evangelist (O5.01)

NEWMP Ref No.: O5.01

Parish: Otterburn

Original Location:

Church of St. John the Evangelist. On A696 in centre of village.

Which War:

1914-18

Materials Used:

Brass, painted black (?)

Who Commissioned:

Pease family

Inscription:

In memory of
Cuthbert Pease
Beloved younger son of Howard
& Marna Pease of Otterburn Tower
Captain 1st Battalion Irish Guards
Died 18 Sept.1916 at Braie in France
of wounds received in the action
beside Ginchy, fought 15 Sept.1916
Aged 24 years.

“He lost his life leading his Company
in one of the finest advances under
heavy fire that has been made
in the war.”

Memorial Description:

Oval wall plaque, 25½ inches high x 18 inches wide (65cms x 46cms).

At the top is the family badge with the motto “Pax et Spes” (“Peace and Hope”). At the bottom is the badge of the Irish Guards, both raised in half relief.

The lettering is in raised Roman capitals.

Names:

See above

Notes:

See his Every Name a Story entry.

Sources:

Photos: Janet Brown

Diocese of Newcastle
Faculty No. 698, 31/08/1920.

Redewetter No.6 Magazine of the Redesdale Society.