Memorial

Photographs 1914-18 St. Peter

Scremerston

Memorial Name: Photographs 1914-18 St. Peter (S5.03)

NEWMP Ref No.: S5.03

Parish: Scremerston

Original Location:

The Workmen’s Institute.

Present Location:

Church of St. Peter, in the vestry.

Which War:

1914-18

Dedication, Creation or Publication date:

Unveiled 8th May 1920 by Mr. C.H.R. Stansfield, Admiralty’s Commissioner for Greenwich Hospital Estates, Scremerston.

Present Condition: Becoming affected by damp and mould.

Sculptor, Artist or Designer:

Jas. C.H. Balmain, next word illegible.

 

Inscription:

Scremerston men
who
fought and died
in
The Great War
1914-1918

“They died to rescue other lands
and to keep our homes secure”.

Memorial Description:

Framed series of photographs.

The individual photographs are shown through oval openings, with the information under each individual photograph.

The dedication is in the central oval, done in fancy writing using upper and lower case lettering.

The name of the ?photographer appears in pencil in the bottom right hand corner.

Names:

14 names, ranks and regiments.
See transcript.

Sources:

Photos: J. Brown

Alnwick & County Gazette
15/05/1920 reports unveiling.

Berwick Journal
29/04/1920 reports proposed unveiling

Source of quotation
 “They died to rescue other lands . . .” Not ascertained.

Additional Research Documents

Research Acknowledgements:

Rev. J.W. Shewan;
George and Janet Brown

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Names Documents:

SCREMERSTON, St. Peter’s Church.

At centre:

  Scremerston Men

  Who

  Fought and died  

  in

  the Great War

  1914-1918

  “They died to rescue other lands

  and to keep our homes secure”

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Top row

  2nd Lieut. David Smith D.L.I.   

  Capt.      H. Cecil Carr R.N.    

  Pte.       J. Vickers Ross E.Y.

————————————-

Second row  

  Pte.       Adam Makins G.G.

  Pte.       Geo. Smallman N.F.

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Third Row 

 

  L.Corp.    Thos. Davidson L.F.

  Pte.       James Innes N.F.             

  Corp.      Robt. Darling N.F .

  Pte.       John Brison N.F.

————————————-

Fourth row 

  Pte.       James Bradley N.F.

  Pte.       John Scott N.F.

  Pte.       Robt. Mitchell      

  Pte.       T. Laing Robson, N.F.      

  Pte.       Geo. Skelly A.S.C.

NamesS5.03  

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