Memorial Details
Memorial
Two Plaques 1914-18 St. Helen
Reference
L61.05
Place
LOW FELL
Map ref
NZ 255803
Original Location
St. Helen’s Church, Belle Vue Bank.
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled 11th December 1920 by Col Joicey and dedicated by the Bishop of Durham.
Memorial Description
Two plaques with arched top each 3 feet high x 1 foot 8 inches wide mounted on either side of the stained glass window. There is a wide patterned border of vine leaves and grapes. The dates appear in the shoulders. At centre top is a cross with laurel leaves on either side. Below this is a ribbon bearing the quotation.
The names are in two columns on each plaque divided by a vertical line. One has the regiments on the line below the name, the other has the names listed under the regimental heading. Lettering is in Roman capitals.
The names are in two columns on each plaque divided by a vertical line. One has the regiments on the line below the name, the other has the names listed under the regimental heading. Lettering is in Roman capitals.
Materials used
Brass
Inscription
Dulce et decorum
est pro patria mori
est pro patria mori
Names
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: C. Sanders; Arthur F. Wilson
Newcastle Daily Journal 15/04/1920 reports money raised
The Monumental Brasses of County Durham William Lack, H. Martin Stuchfield and Philip Whittemore 2002 ISBN 095 4327101
The Church on the Bank The Story of the Parish Church of St. Helen, Low Fell, Gateshead. 2001. Sid Atkinson
Source of quotation :
“Dulce et decorum est . . .” (It is a sweet and noble thing to die for one’s country”) Horace, Odes Book 3, No.2, 1.13
Newcastle Daily Journal 15/04/1920 reports money raised
The Monumental Brasses of County Durham William Lack, H. Martin Stuchfield and Philip Whittemore 2002 ISBN 095 4327101
The Church on the Bank The Story of the Parish Church of St. Helen, Low Fell, Gateshead. 2001. Sid Atkinson
Source of quotation :
“Dulce et decorum est . . .” (It is a sweet and noble thing to die for one’s country”) Horace, Odes Book 3, No.2, 1.13
External web link
Research acknowledgements
J. Brown; C. Sanders; Dorothy Hall; Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale; Arthur F. Wilson
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Two Plaques 1914-18 St. Helen (L61.05)
LOW FELL St. Helen’s Church
First plaque
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Dulce et decorum est.
Pro Patria Mori
Gnr C. Amos A.B. N. Mewes
R.F.A R.N. Division
Pte. A.F. Appleby Pte. J.T. Morris
Royal Sussex Regt. Machine Gun Corps
Master-at-arms W. Barnes L/Cpl. J. Newell
R.N. K.O.Y.L.I.
Rfn. J.C. Batie Pte. P. Ormston
King Royal Rifles Gordon Hldrs
A/Lieut R.T. Bird Major F. P. Paynter
R.N. R.F.A.
Pte. H. Brown Cadet A. Richardson
Lancashire Fusiliers R.A.F.
Sgt. W. Carthew Cpl. C.P. Robson
W. Yorks Regt. Grenadier Guards
Pte. J. Clarkson 1st Cl. Stoker G.C. Robson
Royal Irish Fusiliers R.N.
A.B. G.A. Crabtree Pte. J. Robson
R.N. Division North Staffs Regt.
Pte. J.C. Crombie Pte. J.I. Scott
E. Yorks. Regt. E. Yorks. Regt.
Pte. J. Dellow Pte. T.A. Scott
Yorks Regt. Border Regt.
Pte. R.S. Dorman 3rd Eng S.C. Spedding
Leicestershire Regt. R.N.
Rfn. B.L. Edwards Bdr F. Stout
Kings Royal Rifles R.G.A.
Cpl. R.C. Elliott Driver W. Thompson
R.F.A. R.F.A.
2nd Lt. J.H. Fisher Pte. E.W. Veitch
Duke of Wellingtons Regt. Royal Fusiliers
1st Cl. Stoker R. Ford Pte. J. Veitch
R.N.V.R Royal Scots Regt.
Pte. J.G. Forster L/Cpl. A. Weallens
Royal Fusiliers Machine Gun Corps
Pte. J.W. Furness Pte. W. Williamson
R. Inniskilling Fus. London Regt.
Pte. H. Hutchinson A.B. E. Young
Canadian Exp. Force R.N. Division
1st Cl. Stoker R.T. Lamb Lt. J.H. Young
R.N. R.N.R.
Pte. J.E. Mewes Pte. T. Douglas
Royal Marine L.I. 9th D.L.I
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Second plaque
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Dulce et decorum
est pro patria mori
Northumberland Durham
Fusiliers Light Infantry
Pte. W. Clark Sgt T.A. Ainslie
L/Cpl. W. Coutt Pte. J. Crabtree
Pte. H. Crone Pte. R. Dawson
Cpt. R. Falkous Cpl. J. Dellow
Pte. I.S. Hall 2nd Lt. H. Fisher
Pte. T. Halliman Pte. A. Ford
Sgt. W. Henderson Lt. W.O. Forster
Pte. E. Humphreys Pte. M.J. Grant
Sgt R.L. Johnson Pte. H. Gray
Pte. T. Kay Pte. G.T. Hiscoe
Pte. J.E. McMillan Pte. W. Hodgson
Pte. E.W. Parkin Pte. P. Keenan
CSM J.H. Poulton BSc. Pte. W.S. Nisbet
Pte. J.E. Reed Pte. R.M. Scott
Pte. J.R. Robson Pte. M. Sugden
Pte. R.J.W. Rowland Pte. A. Surtees
Pte. J. Vayro Pte. J.J. Teasdale
2nd Lt. F.H. Viner M.C. Pte. J. Thomas
Pte. T.W. Ward 2nd Lt. R.M. Upton
R.J. Weatherhead Pte. J.G. Walton
L/Cpl. J.E. Williams
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