Memorial Details
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Memorial
Plaque Markwell 1917 St. Mary
Reference
H65.04
Place
HOLY ISLAND
Map ref
NU 125418
Original Location
St. Mary the Virgin Church, Church Lane. On north inner wall.
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
1917
Memorial Description
Plaque 27 inches high x 20 inches wide shaped like a shield set on a black pattress of the same shape. At the top is an anchor . The lettering is incised and painted black, using sans serif and italic capitals throughout.
Materials used
Black and white marble.
Inscription
loving memory of
my dear husband
James Markwell,
R.N.R.,
who lost his life serving his
country in the Great War
on the minesweeper
H.M.S. Holdene,
2nd Feby. 1917,
aged 47 years.
"I have fought a good
fight, I have kept
the faith".
Names
See above
Who commissioned
Wife
How money was raised
Private subscription
Present condition
Good
Notes
1. H.M.S. Holdene, a hired trawler of 274 gross tonnage, was sunk by a mine off Orfordness.
2. See Every Name A Story
2. See Every Name A Story
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: J. Brown; P. Thirkell; Tony Harding; Brian Wilson
Diocese of Newcastle Faculty No.561, 26/10/1917
Britain’s Maritime Memorials Saunders, page 63 tells of the sinking of the ship.
British Vessels Lost at Sea 1914-18 Patrick Stephens reprint of HMSO List published 1919
Source of quotation:
“I have fought the good fight . . .” 2 Timothy 4 v 7
Diocese of Newcastle Faculty No.561, 26/10/1917
Britain’s Maritime Memorials Saunders, page 63 tells of the sinking of the ship.
British Vessels Lost at Sea 1914-18 Patrick Stephens reprint of HMSO List published 1919
Source of quotation:
“I have fought the good fight . . .” 2 Timothy 4 v 7
External web link
Research acknowledgements
Janet Brown; Sally Bird; G. Bell (North Sunderland & Seahouses LHS); P. Thirkell; Tony Harding; Brian Wilson
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