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Plaque 1914-18 St. Andrew

Reference

H13.05

Place

HARTBURN

Map ref

NZ 090861

Original Location

St. Andrew's Church. On south wall of south aisle.

Which war

1914-18

Dedication, Creation or Publication date

Unveiled August 1921 by Col. E.P.A. Riddell, C.M.G, D.S.O., Commander, Northumberland Infantry Brigade.

Memorial Description

Plaque, 84 cm high x 76 cm wide. with a wide string edged border which features regimental badges viz: (top right) York and Lancaster Regiment; (top left) Green Howards; (middle left) East Yorkshire Regiment; (middle right) Canadian Infantry; (bottom left) Northumberland Fusiliers; (bottom right) Wiltshire Regiment. There are small floral bosses of Tudor roses regularly spaced between them. The whole border is carved in half relief.
At centre top is an incised cross on either side of which is the exhortation "Remember . . . from the war" in archaic capitals. The dedication and names are in Roman capitals.

Materials used

Stone

Inscription

Remember / the Love / of them / that / came not / home / from the war.
To the glory of God and in / Honoured Memory / of the men / of this Parish / who gave their lives / in the Great War

Names

8 names, ranks and regiments.
See transcript.

Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material

Photos: J. Brown; P. Thirkell

Morpeth Herald 12/08/1921 reports unveiling.

Illustrated Chronicle 02/08/1921 makes brief mention of the unveiling.

Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 06/08/1921 reports unveiling.

Source of quotation
�Remember the love of them . . .� Not ascertained.

Links to Source Material :

Morpeth Herald 1921 08 12 Fri

Research acknowledgements

Alan Angus; J. Brown; P. Thirkell; Dorothy Hall

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Plaque 1914-18 St. Andrew (H13.05)

HARTBURN, St. Andrew's Church.

   Remember                came not

   the love                    home

   of them                 from the

   that                         war

   To the Glory of God and in

   Honoured Memory

   of the men

   from this parish

   who gave their lives

   in the Great War

   1914-1919

   Capt. W. Wrigley, M.C. 5th Wilts. Regt.

   Pte.  R. Grossick      12th Northld Fus.

   "     W. Hall          Northld Hussars

   "     W. Hedley        1st East Yorks.

   "     I. Mather        7th Yorks.

   "     J. Robinson      7th Yorks.

   "     H. Storey        Canadian

   "     S. Womack        8th York & Lancs.

NamesH13.05

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