Memorial

Plaque 1914-18 St. Michael

Wark

Memorial Name: Plaque 1914-18 St. Michael (W15.02)

NEWMP Ref No.: W15.02

Parish: Wark

Original Location:

St. Michael’s Church, Church Lane.

On north wall.

Upper of two.

Which War:

1914-18

Materials Used:

Brass plate on marble pattress.

Inscription:

To the Glory of God
and
in Sacred Memory of the
members of this Parish who
gave their lives in the Great War
1914-1918.
—–
(Names)
—–
“Their name liveth for evermore”.

Memorial Description:

Plaque 30 inches high x 18 inches wide (76cms x46cms) on marble pattress.

An anchor is incised in each corner, and at centre top is a plain black cross.

The names are listed in two columns divided by a vertical black line.

The dedication is in Gothic script, the names are in elongated Roman capitals, and lower case for the quotation at the bottom.

Names:

12 names and regiments.
See transcript.

Sources:

Photos: J. Brown

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

Additional Research Documents

Research Acknowledgements:

Janet Brown

Research In Progress:

Alan Grint has researched the names on this memorial in his book
In Silent Fortitude, 2011 Ergo Press ISBN 9780955751098 :-Cogito books 01434 602555

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Names Documents:

WARK, St. Michael’s Church.

 

   +

   To the Glory of God

   and

   in Sacred Memory of the

   members of this Parish who

   gave their lives in the Great War

   1914-1918

   ————————–

 

   Walton Bell, N.F.        John H. Milburn, N.F.

   Robert F. Bolton, N.F.   David S. Robson, D.L.I.

   Norman E. Charlton, N.F. Walter R. Rutherford, N.F.

   John T. Harding, R.E.    Lawrence Shortridge, D.L.I.

   Francis Hunter, N.F.     Robert Smith, N.F.

   John Hunter, R.G.A.      John R. Weir, N.F.

   ————————–

   “Their name liveth for evermore”

NamesW15.02

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