Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque 1914-18 County Secondary School
Reference
B42.18
Place
BLYTH
Map ref
NZ 290813
Original Location
County Secondary School, affixed to wall in School hall.
Present Location
The new Tynedale High School.
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled 20th October 1921 by Sir Francis Blake; dedicated by Rev. A. Campbell-Frazer.
Memorial Description
Plaque 25 inches high by 17˝ inches wide, with a border of Celtic intertwined rope pattern with knots in each of the four corners. The top line is in Gothic script. The names are listed in two columns using Roman capitals throughout.
Materials used
Brass
Inscription
In proud and grateful memory of / the old boys of this school / who fell in the Great War / 1914-18
Names
Who commissioned
Old Students Club.
Notes
1. This was originally the Blyth Secondary School, changed in 1946 to Blyth Grammar School and in 1974 to Blyth Tynedale High School on a different site. The old Grammar School became Delaval Secondary then Middle School.
2. From the school, 200 boys and 3 teachers had served. 42 attained Commissioned rank; the following awards were achieved: one Medaille d’Honneur; 3 Military Medals; one Croix de Guerre.
3. There was a proposal to endow a school prize annually for top boy and top girl with whatever funds were left over.
4. The name of William Elliott should be Elliot (Daphne Kennedy)
2. From the school, 200 boys and 3 teachers had served. 42 attained Commissioned rank; the following awards were achieved: one Medaille d’Honneur; 3 Military Medals; one Croix de Guerre.
3. There was a proposal to endow a school prize annually for top boy and top girl with whatever funds were left over.
4. The name of William Elliott should be Elliot (Daphne Kennedy)
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photo: Jack Tait
Blyth News 24/10/1921 reports the unveiling ceremony.
Illustrated Chronicle 21/10/1921 reports unveiling.
Morpeth Herald 02/04/1920 reports opening of fund; 23/07/1920 reports progress of fund raising; 25/02/1921 reports on decisions; 28/10/1921 reports unveiling;
Newcastle Daily Chronicle 30/03/1920 includes a letter asking for donations; 20/12/1920 reports progress; 21/10/1921 reports unveiling.
Blyth News 24/10/1921 reports the unveiling ceremony.
Illustrated Chronicle 21/10/1921 reports unveiling.
Morpeth Herald 02/04/1920 reports opening of fund; 23/07/1920 reports progress of fund raising; 25/02/1921 reports on decisions; 28/10/1921 reports unveiling;
Newcastle Daily Chronicle 30/03/1920 includes a letter asking for donations; 20/12/1920 reports progress; 21/10/1921 reports unveiling.
Links to Source Material :
Research acknowledgements
The late Jack Tait, Blyth Local History Society; Mr. Gibb, Delaval Middle School; Dorothy Hall; Daphne Kennedy; Janet Beecroft, The Blyth School
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Plaque 1914-18 County Secondary School (B42.18)
BLYTH, Grammar School.
In proud and grateful memory of
the Old Boys of this School
who fell in the Great War
1914-1918
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David Blyth James Hutchison
John Blyth T. Edward Keenlyside
Francis Breyen Alexander Locke
Mark Cockburn Francis Lupton
Thomas Crosby James Mason
Arthur Davison James Minter
John Dodds William Mitchell
Robert H. Duncan William Nixon
William Elliott James M. Penn
William Ellison Robert Rutherford
Albert J. Erskine Albert G. Sharp
David F. Fenwick A. Cecil Shotton
John R. Field William D. Soulsby
John A. Fulcher Alexander Storey
John Harney Albert G. Straker
George R. Henderson Joseph Wake
Percy Hetherington Ernest Willis
Thomas Clark Edward Wilson
NamesB42.18
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