Memorial Details
Memorial
Roll of Honour 1914-18 Presbyterian
Reference
B86.01
Place
BENWELL
Map ref
NZ 220637
Original Location
(John Knox) Presbyterian Church, Armstrong Road / Hugh Gardens.
Present Location
Church demolished
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled 2nd January 1921 by Capt. W. Cochran Carr; dedicated by Rev. G. Candlish Chisholm.
Memorial Description
Roll of Honour. At the top is the Union flag unfurled. The outer border features a circle at top left featuring a battleship, and another top right featuring a cruise ship. There are tricolor flags half way down each side. In the bottom left and right hand corners stands a cannon in each corner, facing outwards. The inner border features figures of soldiers, one at the top, one down each side and two in the bottom. The central panel has two crossed flags at the top with the date "A.D" and "1914" on either side. The names are handwritten in two columns using Gothic script.
On a piece of paper underneath are written the words "The Benwell Presbyterian / Newcastle / "Scrap o' Paper".
On a piece of paper underneath are written the words "The Benwell Presbyterian / Newcastle / "Scrap o' Paper".
Materials used
Parchment
Inscription
Roll of Honour / Serving the King.
Names
Present condition
Unknown
Notes
1. The “Scrap of Paper” referred to is the Treaty signed in London in 1839 guarantee ng Belgian neutrality. The signatories were Great Britain, Belgium, Austria, France, Prussia and Russia. The expression came into prominence during a meeting between the German Chancellor and the British Ambassador on the 4th August 1914 just hours before war was declared. The Chancellor, von Bethmann-Hollweg said that 'Britain is going to war over a scrap of paper'
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 08/01/1921 reports unveiling.
Research acknowledgements
John S. Perry; Dorothy Hall
Research In Progress
The names on this memorial are being researched by St.James Heritage and Environment group.
Contact:stjamesbenwell@gmail.com
Roll of Honour 1914-18 Presbyterian (B86.01)
BENWELL, Presbyterian Church.
Roll of Honour
Serving the King
A.D. 1914
John Stewart Walter Humble
Norman Miller Vernon Mason
Frank Mason Edward Laggan
Hugh Brockett William Young
Edward Fender Thomas Peacock
James Gunnerton Norman Thompson
Robert Gray Alex. Armstrong
William Egdell
Names B86.01
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