Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque 1914-18 Presbyterian
Reference
B18.10
Place
BELLINGHAM
Map ref
NY 838836
Original Location
The brass plate reads: Transferred from / Bellingham United Reformed Church / (formerly Presbyterian) / 1982
Present Location
Methodist and United Reformed Church Hall. Upper of two.
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled April 1920 by Maj.Gen Sir R.A. Kerr-Montgomery. Service conducted by Rev. John McKee, M.A.
Memorial Description
Plaque 2 feet square in plain wood frame, to which has been added another below for 1939-45 (See B18.11). The lettering is in elaborate Roman capitals. The quotation at the bottom is in italic capitals.
Above the memorial is a small brass plate stating that the memorial had formerly been in the Presbyterian Church.
Above the memorial is a small brass plate stating that the memorial had formerly been in the Presbyterian Church.
Materials used
Grey Sicilian marble framed in oak.
Inscription
In grateful remembrance / of / (Names) / who fell in the Great War / 1914-1918
"They died the noblest death that man can die, / fighting for God and right and liberty; / and such a death is immortality".
"They died the noblest death that man can die, / fighting for God and right and liberty; / and such a death is immortality".
Names
Present condition
Good
Notes
1. It would appear that the original was placed on a black marble pattress. When the similar plaque for 1939-45 was prepared, it was possibly then that the two were put together in the oak surround.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: J. Brown; Tony Harding
Newcastle Daily Journal 09/04/1920 reports unveiling.
Illustrated Chronicle 10/04/1920 reports unveiling.
Source of quotation
“They died the noblest death and man can die . . . “ To You Who Have Lost John Oxenham
Newcastle Daily Journal 09/04/1920 reports unveiling.
Illustrated Chronicle 10/04/1920 reports unveiling.
Source of quotation
“They died the noblest death and man can die . . . “ To You Who Have Lost John Oxenham
Links to Source Material :
Research acknowledgements
Bellingham Local History Society; J. Brown; Tony Harding; Dorothy Hall
Research In Progress
Alan Grint researched the names on this memorial in his book In Silent Fortitude: In Memory of the Men of the North Tyne Valley who Fell in the Great War; 2011; Ergo Press; ISBN 9780955751097: Contact:-Cogito books 01434 602555
Plaque 1914-18 Presbyterian (B18.10)
BELLINGHAM, Presbyterian Church of England.
In grateful remembrance
of
Sgt. James Hamilton Northd. Fus.
Pte. Archibald Rutherford Northd. Fus.
Pte. Geo. J. Brown Northd. Fus.
Dvr. Wm. Armstrong R.F.A.
Pte. Wm. N. Robson Tyneside Scottish
L/Cpl. John D. Robertson K.O.Y.L.I.
Spr. Thos. Robson R.E.
A.B. John Rae R.N.D.
Sgt. Andrew Cowan E.Yorks.Rgt.
who fell in the Great War
1914-1918
"They died the noblest death that man can die,
Fighting for God and right and liberty;
And such a death is immortality"
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On brass plate
Transferred from
Bellingham United Reformed Church
(formerly Presbyterian)
1982
NameB18.10
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