Memorial

Plaque 1914-18 St. John Presbyterian

South Shields

Memorial Name: Plaque 1914-18 St. John Presbyterian (S86.159)

NEWMP Ref No.: S86.159

Parish: South Shields

Original Location:

St.  John Presbyterian Church, South Shields.

Present Location:

Now St. Paul and St. John United Reformed Church.
In the Church Centre, Broughton Road, South Shields.

Which War:

1914-18

Materials Used:

Brass

Sculptor, Artist or Designer:

Van der Velde (Newcastle??)

Inscription:

For God, King and County.
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)
“Greater love hath no man than this,
that a man lay down his life for his friends”
St. John 15-13.

Memorial Description:

Plaque. 24 inches high x 16 inches wide (610mm x 410mm).

There is a single line border.

The first line of the dedication forms an arc in elaborate capitals, the rest is in Roman capitals.

The names are listed in a single column using sans serif capitals, those from the Royal Navy first, followed by the Army, followed by the Mercantile Marine.

They are listed in the order in which they died.

The quotation at the bottom is in Old English.

Names:

20 full names, ranks, decorations and regiments.
See transcript.

Notes:

1. The Church Hall building was used as a military hospital during the Great War.

2. See S86.160 for History of Churches

Sources:

Photos: Peter Hoy; James Pasby

St. John’s Presbyterian Church of England Tercentenary Year Book 1662-1962 William B. Robertson.

Additional Research Documents

Research Acknowledgements:

James Hoy Archive;
James Pasby

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:

  For God, King and County.

  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

  Richard Payne                    H.M.S. Viknor. 13th. January 1915

  Walter Gould Mayne              AB. Hood Batt. R.N.D. 6th May 1915

  

  Driver John Steinson                           R.E. 18th July 1916

  Pte. Thomas Anderson              Connaught Rangers 3rd Sept. 1916

  Pte. Alfred Robinson                  7th D.L.I. 30th October 1916

  Pte. Thos. John Hunter Robinson 2/5 Yorks & Lancs.    3rd May 1917

  Pte. John Alexander Neilson              17th N.F. 4th August 1917

  Sergt. Thomas Anderson                7th D.L.I. 13th October 1917

  Gunner Edward Anderson                    R.F.A. 30th October 1917

  Corpl. William Wilson Boyle Burgher           R.E. 28th March 1918

  Major Robert Ellerington, M.C.   39th Batt. M.G.C. 29th March 1918

  Corpl. Alexander Allen               2/8 Lancs Fus. 4th April 1918

  Gunner Norman Lusher                       R.G.A. 13th August 1918

  Pte. John Edward Libberton       2/4 Yorks & Lancs. 2nd Sept, 1918

  James William Cook            2nd Eng. S.S. Agberi 30th April 1916

  Robert Eltis Earnshaw    1st Eng. S.S. Gower Coast. 4th April 1917

  John Henry Murray                A.B.  S.S. Quaggy 11th April 1917

  Frank Gifford             2nd Eng. S.S. Strathcona 13th April 1917

  Charles A. Leslie          2nd Eng. S.S. Norhilda 21st August 1917

  Joseph Frederick Smith 2nd Eng. SS Highland Prince 11th April 1918

  “Greater love hath no man than this,

  that a man lay down his life for his friends”  

  St. John 15-13.

NamesS86.159

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