Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque Boys Brigade 1914-18 St. George Presbyterian
Reference
S138.08
Place
STOCKTON
Original Location
In St. George’s Presbyterian Church.
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled December 1920 by Lieut.Col. Spence, D.S.O. Dedicated by Rev. James Andrews, M.C., Hon. C.F., Minister of the Church.
Memorial Description
Plaque of classical design with a rounded pillar up each side and a pediment. In the gable top is the seated figure of Britannia raised in half relief. Below this, the words “They died for us” with the dates on each side are carved and gilded. In the main area a brass plaque has been fixed. It has a single line border. The names are listed in a single column using sans serif capitals.
There is a tiny brass plaque at the bottom giving further details.
There is a tiny brass plaque at the bottom giving further details.
Materials used
Brass plaque on oak frame.
Inscription
On main plaque:
1914 1919 They died for us
On small plaque below:
The above were connected with this church and the 1st Stockton Company of the Boys’ Brigade.
1914 1919 They died for us
On small plaque below:
The above were connected with this church and the 1st Stockton Company of the Boys’ Brigade.
Names
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photo: Simon Raine
Stockton and Teesside Herald 11/12/1920
Northern Echo 07/12/1920 reports unveiling.
Darlington & Stockton Times North 11/12/1920 reports unveiling.
Stockton and Teesside Herald 11/12/1920
Northern Echo 07/12/1920 reports unveiling.
Darlington & Stockton Times North 11/12/1920 reports unveiling.
External web link
Links to Source Material :
Research acknowledgements
Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale; Dorothy Hall
Research In Progress
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Plaque Boys Brigade 1914-18 St. George Presbyterian (S138.08)
STOCKTON ON TEES St. George’s Presbyterian Church.
1914 They died for us 1919
Alderson, Wilfred
Aytoun, F.E.
Bell, Reg.
Birch, Fred. W.
Carling, John G.
Clark, James
Crookson, Alec.
Dobbin, Edw. B.
Dowie, John G.
Easley, Ernest
Gaunt, R.B.
Hedley, E.J.
Hornsby, E.
Hughff, Ernest
Humphreys, George F.
Mason, Victor
Minikin, W.
Mussom, Ernest
Pearson, Albert
Pitt, George
Popple, Edward
Robinson, Norman C.
Smith, John
Stone, Albert
Sykes, Charles
Tait, Charles A.
Taylor, Thomas
Thomas, Albert (M.M.)
Walker, William B.
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Lower plaque on bottom frame
The above were connected
with this church and the
1st Stockton Company of
the Boys’ Brigade.
NamesS138.08
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