Memorial

Plaque 1914-18 St. John Presbyterian

South Shields

Memorial Name: Plaque 1914-18 St. John Presbyterian (S86.085)

NEWMP Ref No.: S86.085

Parish: South Shields

Original Location:

St. John’s Presbyterian Church.

On west wall.

Present Location:

The church is now St. Paul & St. John’s UR, Beach Road, South Shields, South Tyneside, NE33 3QE. NZ 377645

Which War:

1914-18

Materials Used:

Brass plaque in oak frame.

Inscription:

†
To the glory of God
and in memory of those who gave their lives in the Navy, Army and Mercantile Marine
during the war 1914-1918
especially
(names)

“Thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory
through our Lord Jesus Christ”.

Memorial Description:

Plaque  36 inches high x  24 inches wide (910mm x 610mm) with frame 42 inches x 30 inches (1.07m x 760mm) set in a dark wood frame.

There is a border of acorns culminating in a cross in each corner

At centre top is a black cross.

The dedication is in elaborate capitals.

The names are listed in a single column in sans serif capitals.

The quotation at the bottom in in Gothic.

Names:

20 full names
See transcript

Sources:

Photos: Peter Hoy; James Pasby

Source of quotation
 “Thanks be to God who . . .” I Corinthians 15 v 57

Additional Research Documents

Research Acknowledgements:

Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale;
James Pasby;
James Hoy Archive

Research In Progress:

The names on this memorial are being researched by Peter Hoy.

Contact: peterhoy@hotmail.co.uk

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Names Documents:

  To the Glory of God

  and in memory of those who gave their lives in the

  Army, Navy and Mercantile Marine

  during the war 1914-1918

  Especially

  Richard Payne

  Walter Gould Mayne

  John Steinson

  Thomas Anderson

  Alfred Robinson

  Thomas John Hunter Robinson

  John Alexander Neilson

  Thomas Anderson

  Edward Anderson

  William Wilson Boyle Burgher

  Robert Ellerington

  Alexander Allen

  Norman Lusher

  John Edward Libberton

  James William Cook

  Robert Eltis Earnshaw

  John Henry Murray

  Frank Gifford

  Charles Andrew Leslie

  Joseph Frederick Smith

  ———-

  Thanks be to God which giveth us the victory

  Through our Lord Jesus Christ

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