Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque 1914-18 Council School
Reference
H145.01
Place
HOLYSTONE, Nth. Tyneside
Original Location
Holystone Council School
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled 18th July 1922 by Mr. Walter Beall of Newcastle, Chairman of school managers in the Longbenton area.
Memorial Description
Plaque. There is a heading plate which bears the dedication. Below this, the names are listed in a single column.
Inscription
Holystone Council School
In grateful memory of the old boys / of this school who fell / in the European War 1914-1918
Names
Present condition
Lost
Notes
1. From the newspaper photograph, this is very similar in design to other school plaques. See Burradon B73.02 for example.
2. The newspaper report states that the memorial is dedicated to 12 former pupils who fought in the war, of whom ten were killed.
3. The children of Holystone Primary School researched the names as a project in 2014.
2. The newspaper report states that the memorial is dedicated to 12 former pupils who fought in the war, of whom ten were killed.
3. The children of Holystone Primary School researched the names as a project in 2014.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Illustrated Chronicle 19/07/1922 reports unveiling with photo.
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 22/07/1922 reports unveiling.
The Journal 18/06/2015 reports Primary School Project.
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 22/07/1922 reports unveiling.
The Journal 18/06/2015 reports Primary School Project.
Research acknowledgements
Dorothy Hall
Research In Progress
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Plaque 1914-18 Council School (H145.01)
HOLYSTONE Council School
This has been copied from a very poor newspaper
photograph. It has not been compared with the
original nor with a good photograph.
---------------------------------------------------
Holystone Council School
In grateful memory of the old boys
of this school who fell
in the European War 1914-1918
J.W. Armstrong L.Cpl. ?G.H.
Thos Barrass Sergt. N.F.
T. Clasper Broughton Pte. N.F.
Johnson Dunn Pte. N.F.
George Heslop Pte. ?N.F.
John P. MacMillen Pte. R.S.
M? MacMillen Sergt. ?
Oliver Richardson L.Cpl. ?
George Strong Pte. ?
A. Fram Taylor L/Sergt. N.F.
NamesH145.01
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