Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque 1914-18 Marine Engineers Association
Reference
S86.102
Place
SOUTH SHIELDS
Map ref
NZ
Original Location
Marine Engineers’ Association Club Room, South Shields.
Present Location
Missing, Location unknown.
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled 5th February 1921 by Mr. J. Havelock Wilson, M.P.
Memorial Description
Plaque with dome at centre top. There is a border of twisted rope design. At centre top is the badge of the Marine Engineers’ Association, with the dates ‘1914’ and ‘1919’ on each side.
The names are listed in four columns, but cannot be read from the photo. The press report states that the "inscription and names are in plain block letters raised in relief."
The names are listed in four columns, but cannot be read from the photo. The press report states that the "inscription and names are in plain block letters raised in relief."
Materials used
Bronze
Inscription
Marine Engineers’ Association / Established London 1887
1914-1919
In memory of the members of / the South Shields Branch of the / Marine Engineers Association / who gave their lives / for their country in the Great War.
“Their name liveth for evermore”
1914-1919
In memory of the members of / the South Shields Branch of the / Marine Engineers Association / who gave their lives / for their country in the Great War.
“Their name liveth for evermore”
Names
Who commissioned
Marine Engineers Association.
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Messrs. A.J. Wares & Co.
Notes
1. "If the stories could be written of the deeds of daring done on merchant ships by engineers during the war it would be thrilling". Mr. Havelock Wilson.
2. "It is the members’ tribute to those of their members who were victims of the German piracy. There are 120 names on the tablet, and they will carry into generations to come a story of heroism and self-sacrifice worthy of the finest traditions of British seamanship". Shields Gazette
3. The Mayor, Cllr. A.D. Johnston, who chaired the unveiling ceremony, stated that he and Mr. Havelock Wilson were "retired tough old seadogs".
4. From a membership of 2,000, 121 men from the South Shields Branch of the Marine Engineers’ Association had died.
5. At the unveiling "Mr. Wilson went on to say that he had supplied the Prime Minister with particulars of hundreds of cases, the circumstances of which were that the vessels had been torpedoed and the men had died at home some time afterwards from shock, or shattered nerves, brought on through exposure and immersion. In his opinion the dependents of these men were entitled to a pension and he would not rest until justice had been done to these people."
6. Extensive ongoing enquiries have not located this Memorial yet. 2016/17/18.
2. "It is the members’ tribute to those of their members who were victims of the German piracy. There are 120 names on the tablet, and they will carry into generations to come a story of heroism and self-sacrifice worthy of the finest traditions of British seamanship". Shields Gazette
3. The Mayor, Cllr. A.D. Johnston, who chaired the unveiling ceremony, stated that he and Mr. Havelock Wilson were "retired tough old seadogs".
4. From a membership of 2,000, 121 men from the South Shields Branch of the Marine Engineers’ Association had died.
5. At the unveiling "Mr. Wilson went on to say that he had supplied the Prime Minister with particulars of hundreds of cases, the circumstances of which were that the vessels had been torpedoed and the men had died at home some time afterwards from shock, or shattered nerves, brought on through exposure and immersion. In his opinion the dependents of these men were entitled to a pension and he would not rest until justice had been done to these people."
6. Extensive ongoing enquiries have not located this Memorial yet. 2016/17/18.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Illustrated Chronicle 07/02/1921 reports unveiling 08/07/1921 the photo shown here.
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 12/02/1921 reports unveiling.
South Shields Gazette 02/02/1921 reports proposed unveiling; 07/02/1921 reports unveiling.
Source of quotation:
"Their name liveth for evermore" Apocrypha: Ecclesiasticus 44 1-15
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 12/02/1921 reports unveiling.
South Shields Gazette 02/02/1921 reports proposed unveiling; 07/02/1921 reports unveiling.
Source of quotation:
"Their name liveth for evermore" Apocrypha: Ecclesiasticus 44 1-15
External web link
Links to Source Material :
Additional Notes
1. One of the names Frank Parkinson is also remembered in Every Name a Story
Research acknowledgements
Dorothy Hall; James Pasby; Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale; Michael Mulhern
Research In Progress
The names on this memorial are being researched by Peter Hoy.
Contact: peterhoy@hotmail.co.uk
Plaque 1914-18 Marine Engineers Association (S86.102)
SOUTH SHIELDS Marine Engineers’ Association Club Room
The layout of this memorial is not possible to
ascertain from the poor press photograph, which
shows that the names are in four columns.
The names have been transcribed from a newspaper
report and have not been compared with the original
nor a good photo.
---------------------------------------------------
Marine Engineers’ Association
Established London 1887
1914 1919
In memory of the members of
the South Shields Branch of the
Marine Engineers Association
who gave their lives
for their country in the Great War.
C.S. Adams A. Johansen
J.L. Adey J.H. Johnston
A. Anderson D.E. Jones
A.J. Anderson J.A. Jones
J. Appleby S.W. Kell
T. Arthur J.P. Kersey
N. Atkinson W. Klotz
C.A. Austwick F. Lamberton
S. Bailes E.J. Lamberton
W.J.W. Bates C.A. Leslie
E.T. Baty F.J. Liddell
R. Bell G.C. Lister
R.J. Bellwood A.H. Little
A.S. Berkley N.J. Martin
A.E. Birch J.L. Martin
W.A. Black J. McAnelly
E.M. Blanchflower J.W. McArthur
J. Bowman G. McHugh
I.O. Boyce G. McLoughlan
R. Brooks J. Meek
H.C. Brown J.W. Miller
J. Brown S. Moody
T.E. Butler J. Morris
W.H. Cameron D.G. Mudie
J. Callahan J.G. Ogilvie
A. Carnall W. Park
J. Carrick F. Parkinson
T. Carrick J.W. Pearson
J. Casey R. Penman
E.H. Claxton F. Rayner
H.H.J. Clement R. Rewcastle
F.A. Crane N.P. Robertson
A.B. Cruikshank T.W. Robson
R.P. Davidson D. Ross
R.W. Davis F.D. Rowley
A. Davison E.R. Salkeld
F. Day H. Sayle
J.H. Dean J.J. Scarfe
W.H.S. Dennier W. Scott
H. Digman D. Smart
H. Doughty T. Smeatham
G.G. Douglas J. Smith
H.T. Downs R. Sowerby
R.H. Dowse S.G. Spedding
S. Fenwick J.S. Stewart
W. Ferguson W.G. Stewart
W.C. Fleck J. Swapp
R.W. Fleming J. Thorp
W.R. Fleming A. Tippit
D.H. Flett R.P. Tyrie
L.W. Fullarton S. Tyson
R. George O. Virtue
F. Gifford R.P. Walker
J. Hall W. Walton
W.P. Hills G. West
M.J. Hindmarch G. Whittingham
J.W. Hogg A.B. Wilkin
T.J. Huntress J. Wilson
J. Hutchison A. Wishart
A.P. Isles G. Young
T.J.T. Jobling
“Their Name Liveth For Evermore”.
NamesS86.102
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