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Plaque 1914-18 Holy Saviour

Reference

S59.01

Place

SUGLEY

Map ref

NZ 188645

Original Location

Holy Saviour Church, corner of Newburn Road and Tyne View. On north wall of nave.

Which war

1914-18

Dedication, Creation or Publication date

Unveiled 18th October 1923 by Major Anderson, D.S.O., M.C.; dedicated by Rev. Irvine Crawshaw.

Memorial Description

Plaque 150cm high x 100cm wide in wood frame. The wood surround echoes the shape at the top of the plaque, but extends below it to incorporate a shelf below the plaque. The plaque itself has a shallow pointed top. There is a raised moulded border. At the top is a laurel wreath, incised and painted black. The names are listed in two columns, all lettering is in Roman capitals except the quotation at the bottom which is in Roman lower case. All lettering is incised and painted black.

Materials used

Marble in wood frame.

Inscription

1914-1918 / To the glory of God / and in grateful memory of the men /of this Church, who made the / supreme sacrifice in the Great War
"In sacred sleep they lie / say not that the brave die."

Names

29 surnames and initials.
See transcript.

Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material

Photos: P. Thirkell; Muriel Sobo; Alan White

Illustrated Chronicle 18/12/1923 reports unveiling tonight.

Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 15/12/1923 reports proposed unveiling.

Source of quotation
�In sacred sleep they lie . . .� (Adapted from a poem by Callimachus.)

Research acknowledgements

P. Thirkell; Muriel Sobo; Dorothy Hall; Alan White

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Plaque 1914-18 Holy Saviour (S59.01)

SUGLEY, Holy Saviour Church.

   1914-1918

   To the glory of God

   and in grateful memory of the men

   of this Church, who made the

   supreme sacrifice in the Great War

   T. Blackburn       J. Macfarlane

   J. Cameron         G. Nixon

   J. Danskin         F.E. Potter

   W. Davis           R.T. Potter

   J.E. Denton        M. Richardson

   I. Forster         A. Scott

   J.T. Freeborn      T. Scott

   J.E. Groom         H. Simpson

   F. Hayes           J.H. Sladen

   P. Hayes           J. Smith

   W. Hayes           M. Tate

   J. Henderson       J. White

   T. Henderson       G. Wilson

   T. Henderson       A. Younger

   E. Lishman

   "In sacred sleep they lie

   say not that the brave die."

NamesS59.01

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