Memorial

Plaque 1914-18 Sir Wm. Armstrong Oddfellows

Newcastle upon Tyne

Memorial Name: Plaque 1914-18 Sir Wm. Armstrong Oddfellows (NUT148)

NEWMP Ref No.: NUT148

Parish: Newcastle upon Tyne

Original Location:

Possibly Bay Horse Inn, Westgate Road.

Past Location:

People’s Museum of Memorabilia (Closed)

Present Location:

In Private Hands (2025)

Which War:

1914-18

Dedication, Creation or Publication date:

Unveiled April 1920 by Bro. Hetherington, P.G.M.

Materials Used:

Brass

Who Commissioned:

Loyal Sir William Armstrong Lodge

Inscription:

Independent order of Oddfellows Manchester Unity
Loyal Sir William Armstrong Lodge
Newcastle upon Tyne
Roll of Honour, 1914-18

“They died that we might live”.

Memorial Description:

Plaque 18 inches high x 12 inches wide (46cms x 30cms) on oak pattress 1 inch wider (2.5cms) all round.

There is a curly border of Art Deco style, and the words “Roll of Honour” are in elongated capitals of the same style.

A plain line outlines a central panel in which the names are listed in three columns, using lower case lettering, with the quotation in capitals.

Names:

2 surnames and initials of those killed in action,
plus one who died of wounds,
and 1 one who died of gas poisoning;
48 surnames and initials of those who served.
See transcript.

Notes:

1. This memorial was brought in for possible purchase to the People’s Museum in Grainger Street. The owner paid £5 for it and then installed it in the Museum as she felt it should be on display somewhere rather than hidden away. This is where Janet Brown saw it and photographed it.

2. The Grainger Street Project meant that the building which housed the People’s Museum was swept away, and there was nowhere for the privately-owned Museum to go.

3. The unveiling took place in the Bay Horse Inn, Westgate Road, Newcastle.

Sources:

Photos: Janet Brown

Newcastle Daily Chronicle
20/04/1920 reports unveiling.

Source of quotation:
“They died that we might live”: Hail! and Farewell! by John Oxenham.

Additional Research Documents

Research Acknowledgements:

Angela Rafferty (People’s Museum of Memorabilia);
Tony Harding;
Dorothy Hall
Janet Brown

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Names Documents:

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE   Independent Order of Oddfellows.

  Independent Order of Oddfellows Manchester Unity

  Loyal Sir William Armstrong Lodge

  Newcastle upon Tyne.

 

  Roll of Honour

 

  1914      Killed in action   1918

  Hall R.   Linton F.

 

  Died of Wounds

  Muris W.

 

  Died of Gas Poisoning

  Robson J.G.

 

  “They died that we might live.”

 

  Served

  Alderson, A.G.     Fisher, H.J.     Muris, R.

  Ashbridge, W.      Fogo, T.J.       Nelson, A.W.

  Atkinson, J.I.     Gray, R.O.       Nichols, T.D.E.

  Atkinson, R. M.C.  Gregson, A.      Pattison, A.

  Baird, G.          Hammond, J.G.    Rickelton, R.

  Balmer, T.L.       Hedley, R.W.     Smettem, W.

  Bourn, J.J.        Hewitt, W. M.M.  Smith, J.W.

  Bourn, W.          Hornsby, J.W.    Snowball, A.E.

  Bown, H.C.W.       Hunter, G.E.     Sproat, F.

  Burnip, J.M.       Hurford, W.P.    Tyson, I.W.

  Clarkson, J.       Hurford, W.E.    Taylor, J.

  Cottier, J.T.      Jackson, A.      Watson, A.

  Crawley, J.        Jackson, W.      Weatherhead, J.B.

  Darley, C.A.       Johnson, H.      Weightman, J.W.

  Errington, W.D.    Leslie, W.       Wilkinson, T.B.

  Fettis, J.         Lewis, H.B.      Wright, W.

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