Memorial Details
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Memorial
Plaque 1914-18 Presbyterian
Reference
H51.13
Place
HEXHAM
Map ref
NY 933640
Original Location
English Presbyterian Church, Battle Hill
Present Location
St.Aidan's U.R. Church.
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled 2nd January 1921 by Col. E.P.A. Riddell, C.M.G., D.S.O.
Memorial Description
Plaque 98.5cm x 61cm wide. There is a simple patterned border around the edge. The names are in a single column in raised Roman capitals, "To the Glory of God" is in Gothic script, and "Their Name Liveth for Evermore" is in italic capitals.
Materials used
Brass
Inscription
To the glory of God / and in Honoured memory / of those of this congregation / who gave their lives in the / Great War 1914-1919.
"Their Name Liveth for Evermore".
"Their Name Liveth for Evermore".
Names
Who commissioned
Congregation
How money was raised
Contributions to War Memorial Tablet Fund. The gift of Mrs. David Low, a prominent member of the church, as a thanksgiving on the conclusion of the war.
Notes
1. The fund was started by the use of £3 which was left over from the Soldiers Comforts Fund.
2. When the Presbyterian Church closed, the plaque was removed to the church hall of St. Aidan's United Reformed Church, Hencotes, which was used as a church until 1959 before it became a permanent church, rededicated in 1960.
2. When the Presbyterian Church closed, the plaque was removed to the church hall of St. Aidan's United Reformed Church, Hencotes, which was used as a church until 1959 before it became a permanent church, rededicated in 1960.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photo: C.N. Dallison
Hexham Courant 31/01/1920 gives a report of the AGM when the proposal to erect the monument was made.
Illustrated Chronicle 03/01/1921 reports unveiling
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 08/01/1921 reports unveiling.
Haltwhistle Echo 07/01/1921 reports unveiling.
Source of quotation
“Their name liveth for evermore” Apocrypha, Ecclesiasticus 44
Hexham Courant 31/01/1920 gives a report of the AGM when the proposal to erect the monument was made.
Illustrated Chronicle 03/01/1921 reports unveiling
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 08/01/1921 reports unveiling.
Haltwhistle Echo 07/01/1921 reports unveiling.
Source of quotation
“Their name liveth for evermore” Apocrypha, Ecclesiasticus 44
Links to Source Material :
Research acknowledgements
The late Ken and Dorothy Southern; Colin Dallison; Dorothy Hall
Research In Progress
Alan Grint has researched the names on the Hexham memorials in his book The Faith and Fire Within, 2006, Ergo Press ISBN 0955275814
Contact:-Cogito books 01434 602555
Plaque 1914-18 Presbyterian (H51.13)
HEXHAM, Presbyterian Church.
To the Glory of God
and in honoured memory
of those of this Congregation
who gave their lives in the
Great War 1914-1919
Sec. Lieut. Arthur Davison, A.I.F.
Sec. Lieut. Drew Little, 9th D.L.I.
Sec. Lieut. John McIntosh, 5th Northumb. Fus.
Sec. Lieut. Frank Oswald Mail, R.F.A.
Flt. Lieut. T.A. Urwin, R.A.F.
Cpl. Hugh Brown, 15th Lanc. Fus.
L/Cpl. John W. Archer, P.O. Rifles, Lond. Regt.
Pte. Wm. Baird, M.M., 7th Seaforth Highlanders.
Spr. Ernest Batey, R.E.
Spr. John E. Bruntlett, R.F.A.
Pte. Malcolm Conkleton, K.O.Y.L.I.
Pte. Charles W. Conkleton, West Yorks.
Pte. Geo. Pearson, 4th Northumb. Fus.
Pte. Joseph William Robinson, A.I.F.
Pte. Frank Robson, 16th Northumb. Fus.
Pte. Cuthbert Smith, Gordon Highlanders.
Charles Guthrie, Mech. Y.M.C.A.
"Their Name Liveth For Evermore".
NamesH51.13
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