Memorial Details
Memorial
Boats 1914-18 Amateur Rowing Club
Reference
T36.12
Place
TYNEMOUTH
Map ref
NZ 372691
Original Location
Amateur Rowing Club, Prior’s Haven.
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Christened Saturday May 7th 1921 by Mrs. Rowland Lishman, wife of the Club President.
Memorial Description
Two strake boats
Names
Who commissioned
Tynemouth Amateur Rowing Club.
Notes
1. Current members have no knowledge of these boats.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Shields Daily News 07/05/1921 reports the christening ceremony.
Research acknowledgements
The late R.W. Gould; Janet Brown
Research In Progress
The members of Tynemouth World War 1 Commemoration Project are researching the names on the Borough of Tynemouth’s Roll of Honour.
Contact: info@tynemouthworldwarone.org
Contact: info@tynemouthworldwarone.org
Boats 1914-18 Amateur Rowing Club (T36.12)
Newspaper reports give the following:
The boats were named after two members who fell:
James Errington
W.E. Robinson
They were also dedicated to the memory of these other members
who fell.
F. Laidlow,
C. Lamb,
H. Weir,
P.J. Walton
J. Melrose
NamesT36.12
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