Memorial

Plaque 1914-18 St. Giles

Netherwitton

Memorial Name: Plaque 1914-18 St. Giles (N6.03)

NEWMP Ref No.: N6.03

Parish: Netherwitton

Original Location:

St. Giles’ Parish Church, on north wall of nave.

Which War:

1914-18

Dedication, Creation or Publication date:

Unveiled October 1919 by Rev. Hugh C.A.S. Muller

Materials Used:

Brass

Who Commissioned:

Relatives and friends

How Money was Raised:

Public subscription

Sculptor, Artist or Designer:

Messrs. Emley & Sons, Newcastle.

Inscription:

This tablet is erected to the glory of God and in loving memory of
all those, men and women who patriotically assisted by joining
the colours to prosecute the Great War to a successful issue and also to the
sacred, proud and undying memory of the following both of the regular, new
and territorial army who gallantly and nobly responded to their country’s
call in the hour of need and made the supreme sacrifice in the Great War of 1914-1918.
(Names)
“Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.”
Erected by grateful and proud relatives and friends of the above mentioned
residing in the districts of Netherwitton, Nunnykirk and White-house.

Memorial Description:

Plaque 27 inches high x 36 inches wide (684mm x 914mm).

There is a patterned border, and a cross in the centre top.

Names are arranged in three columns, according to where the people lived.

The dedication and place headings are all in Roman capital letters, while the names are in lower case.

The quotation “Greater love . . . ” is in Gothic script.

Above is a double socket for flags.

Names:

20 names, ranks and regiments.
See transcript.

Sources:

Photos: P. Thirkell; Tony Harding

Morpeth Herald
 31/10/1919 reports unveiling.

Diocese of Newcastle
Faculty No.612, 15/01/1919

Source of quotation:
“Greater love hath no man . . .” St. John’s Gospel 15 v 13

Sources Link: Morpeth Herald 10 31 Fri -1919 01
Sources Link: Morpeth Herald 10 31 Fri -1919 02
Sources Link: Morpeth Herald 10 31 Fri -1919 03
Sources Link: Morpeth Herald 10 31 Fri -1919 04
Sources Link: Morpeth Herald 10 31 Fri -1919 05
Sources Link: Morpeth Herald 10 31 Fri -1919 06
Sources Link: Morpeth Herald 10 31 Fri -1919 07

Additional Research Documents

Research Acknowledgements:

Janet Brown;
Sally Bird;
Ken and Dorothy Southern;
P. Thirkell;
Tony Harding

Research In Progress:

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Names Documents:

NETHERWITTON, St. Giles Church.

 

  This tablet is erected to the Glory of God and in loving memory of

  all those, both men and women who patriotically assisted by joining

  the colours to prosecute the Great War to a successful issue and also to the

  sacred, proud and undying memory of the following both of the regular, new

  and territorial army who gallantly and nobly responded to their country’s

  call in the hour of need and made the supreme sacrifice in the Great War of 1914-18.

  —————————————

Left hand column  

  NETHERWITTON                            

  New Army                                

 

  Willie Dunn, Lce. Cpl. 4th R. Hdrs.     

  William Gill, Gnr. R.G.A.               

  Robert Moscrop, Pte. K.O.Y.L.I.         

  Joseph William Potts, Pte. Gdn. Hdrs.   

  Anthony James Robson, Lce Cpl. 2nd N.F.

  Thomas Robson, Pte. 3rd N.F.            

  Norman Davey, Pte. 2nd London Regt.     

——————————————                                        

Central column   

  WHITE-HOUSE                              

  New and Territorial Army                 

  Thomas Edison Brewer, 2nd Lieut. R.A.F.                                          

  Thomas Butters, M.M., Pte. 4th N.F. T.F.

  John William Dalton, Pte. 7th West Yorks.

  Mark Richardson, Pte. 7th N.F. T.F.

  William Rutherford, Pte. 12th D.L.I.     

  George Sanderson, Pte. 6th N.F. T.F.     

  John Thomas Varnham, Pte. N. Staffe.     

     died Prisoner of War)                    

  Thomas Welch, Pte. 1st Batt., N.F.

  —————————————–

Right hand column   

  NUNNYKIRK

  Regular Army

  John Barwick Orde, M.C., Major, R.F.A.

  New Army

  John Hope, Bombdr., R.F.A.

  Lawrence Lampshire, M.T., R.A.S.C.

  George Stephenson, Riflen, K.R.R.

  Mark Tait, Gnr., R.F.A.

  —————————————–

Along the bottom

  “Greater love hath no man this, that a man lay down his life for his friends”

 

  Erected by grateful and proud relatives and friends of the above mentioned

  residing in the districts of Netherwitton, Nunnykirk and White-House.

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