Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque Footballers 1914-18 St. James Park F.C.
Reference
NUT168
Place
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Map ref
NZ 242645
Original Location
Newcastle United Football Club, St. James Park, Barrack Road / Strawberry Place, Milburn Stand covered walkway.
Present Location
Incorporated into NUT272 in November 2018. Opposite the Alder Sweeney Memorial Garden at the Milburn Stand.
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled 28th August 1920 by Cllr. T.W. Rowe.
Rededicated November 2003.
Rededicated November 2003.
Memorial Description
Plaque 35½ inches high x 24 inches wide (914mm x 608mm) set in a black frame 4 inches (102mm) wider all round. There is a wide border of twisted string culminating in roundels in the four corners. At centre top is a football inside a wreath with the words “Roll of Honour” on each side. Below the dedication is a box containing the names of those who died in two columns. Those who served are listed in two columns. Lettering is a mix of fonts for the dedication. Names are in black sans serif capitals with some red.
Materials used
Brass
Inscription
Roll of Honour.
To the / Glory of God / and to keep in remembrance / the following persons connected with / Newcastle United A.F.C. / who served or died in the Great War / 1914-1919 / and fought for Right, Liberty and Peace.
To the / Glory of God / and to keep in remembrance / the following persons connected with / Newcastle United A.F.C. / who served or died in the Great War / 1914-1919 / and fought for Right, Liberty and Peace.
Names
Who commissioned
Newcastle United Football Club
How money was raised
Public subscription.
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Fishman & Co., Engraver, 120-122 Pilgrim Street, Newcastle
Ownership and maintenance
Newcastle United Football Club
Notes
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: Tony Harding; James Pasby
Illustrated Chronicle 30/08/1920 reports unveiling.
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 04/09/1920 reports unveiling.
Newcastle Daily Chronicle 30/08/1920 reports unveiling.
Newcastle United Web Site 14/11/2003 carries details of the rededication.
Newcastle United official programme October 2014.
To the Glory of God: Newcastle United and the Great War; Paul Joannou; 2018; Novo Publishing Ltd., ISBN 978 0 95 681562 0
Illustrated Chronicle 30/08/1920 reports unveiling.
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 04/09/1920 reports unveiling.
Newcastle Daily Chronicle 30/08/1920 reports unveiling.
Newcastle United Web Site 14/11/2003 carries details of the rededication.
Newcastle United official programme October 2014.
To the Glory of God: Newcastle United and the Great War; Paul Joannou; 2018; Novo Publishing Ltd., ISBN 978 0 95 681562 0
Links to Source Material :
Research acknowledgements
Ron Carson; Tony Harding; James Pasby; Dorothy Hall; Paul Joannou
Research In Progress
To the Glory of God: Newcastle United and the Great War; Paul Joannou; 2018; Novo Publishing Ltd., ISBN 978 0 95 681562 0
Plaque Footballers 1914-18 St. James Park F.C. (NUT168)
NEWCASTLE ON TYNE Newcastle United Football Club, St. James Park,
Roll Of Honour
To The
Glory Of God
And To Keep In Remembrance
The Following Persons Connected With
Newcastle United A.F.C.
Who Served Or Died In The Great War
------1914-1919-----
And Fought For Right, Liberty, & Peace
-----Killed-----
Cpl. T. Cairns. R.F.A. France Cpl. D. Dunglinson. Nor. Fus. France
Pte. T. Goodwill. Nor. Fus. France Bdr. R. McGough. R.G.A. France
Pte. G.S. Rivers. A.S.C. France
-----Served-----
Major R. Strother-Stewart. T.G. Staff Home Pte. J. King. Scottish Rifles Home
Capt. R.W. Simpson. R.A.M.C. France A. Seaman. R. Little Royal Navy
Lt. E.B. Appleby . R.A.M.C. Egypt & Salonica Sgt. W.L. Low. R.E. Home
Cadet Pilot N. Alder. R.A.F. Home Drum Mjr. R. McTavish. Tyneside Scots France
C.Q.M.S. G.W. Bell. M.S.M. R.G.A. & R.E. Home Cpl. O. McManus. R.G.A France
Cpl. C. Booth. D.L.I. France Gnr. R. Muse. R.G.A. Mesopotamia & France
Gnr. W. Bradley. Tank Corps Home Cpl. J. Mackechnie. Inverness R.H.A. Egypt
Pte. J. Cook. D.C.M. Nth. Staffs. Regt. France Cpl. G.W. Pyke. Middlesex Regt. France
Pte. E. Cooper. West Yorks. France Stoker T. Parr. Royal Navy
Sgt. T. Curry. R.E. Home Sgt. T.W. Phillipson. West Yorks. Russia
Sgt. S. Dixon. R.E. Home Chief P.O. A. Rainnie. Royal Navy
Pte. C. Farrier. Nor. Fus. Home Sgt. W. Robinson. R.E. Mesopotamia
Spr. T. Grey. R.E. Home Cpl R. Robinson. Tank Corps France
Lt. S. Hardy. Machine Gun Corps France Gnr. A. Ramsay. Mache. Gun Corps France & Egypt
Cpl. A. Higgins. M.M. D.L.I. France Cpl. J. Spink. D.L.I. Home
Gnr. J. Hay. R.F.A. France Cpl. J. Soulsby. K.O.Y.L.I France
Pte. J. Henderson. Lancs. Fus. France 2 Lt. C.C.M. Veitch. R.G.A. France
Pte. T. Henderson. D.L.I. France Chief P.O. W. Wilson. Royal Navy
Pte. A. Hagan. N.F. Home Bdr. J.T. Wilson. R.F.A. Home
Pte. R. Hutchinson --- --- A. Seaman G. Wilson. Royal Navy
A. Seaman. F. Hudspeth Royal Navy 2 Lt. W. Warren R.G.A. France
Pte. W. Kettle D.L.I. France Gnr. F.G. Watt Jr. R.G.A. France
Sgt. J.E. Esther R.F.A. France ---- Cpl. J. Carr M.T. A.S.C. France ---- Pte. J. Claxton R.M.E. Home
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