Memorial

Painting and Triptych 1914-18 St. Edward R.C.

Whitley Bay

Memorial Name: Painting and Triptych 1914-18 St. Edward R.C. (W84.08)

NEWMP Ref No.: W84.08

Parish: Whitley Bay

Original Location:

St Edwards Catholic Church, 1 Coquet Avenue, Whitley Bay NE26 1EE. NZ 35319 72480

Which War:

1914-18

Dedication, Creation or Publication date:

Unveiled Sunday, 4th November 1923 by Very Rev. Austin Magill, one of the original members of the Tyneside Irish Brigade Committee.

Materials Used:

Tablet of fumed oak.

How Money was Raised:

Picture presented by one of the original members of the Tyneside Committee of the Tyneside Irish Brigade.

Present Condition: Good

Inscription:

Pray for the souls of
(names)
together with all our gallant dead of
The Tyneside Irish Brigade
who gave their lives for
altar, home and freedom.

Left hand panel
Be / mindful / O Lord / of / Thy / Servants / who / are / gone / before / us / with / the / sign / of / faith / and / sleep / the sleep / of / peace.

Right hand panel
To / these O Lord / to / that / rest in / Christ, / grant / we / beseech / Thee / a place / of / refreshment / light / and / peace / through / the same / Christ / our / Lord / Amen

Memorial Description:

Painting – a copy of Rubens’ “Descent from the Cross”.

The picture is 99 inches  x 69 inches (2.51m x 1.75m) and forms the altar piece.

The names are painted in letters of gold on the central panel of a triptych, 41 inches high x 44 inches wide (1.04m x 1.11m), in fumed oak, using sans serif upper and lower case letters.

The two outer panels carry prayers.

Names:

17 names, ranks and regiments.
See transcript.

Sources:

Photos: R.W. Gould; Kevin Milburn

Illustrated Chronicle
01/11/1923 reports proposed unveiling next Sunday

Newcastle Weekly News
03/11/1923 reports proposed unveiling;
10/11/1923 reports unveiling

Shields Daily News
01/11/1923 and 05/11/1923 refer to the list of the fallen;
01/11/1923 reports notice of proposed unveiling;
05/11/1923 reports unveiling ceremony.

Additional Research Documents

Research Acknowledgements:

Ralph W. Gould;
E.W. Hollerton, North Tyneside Local Studies;
Dorothy Hall;
Kevin Milburn

Research In Progress:

Angela Conroy is researching the WW1 names on this memorial

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Names Documents:

WHITLEY BAY, St. Edward’s Roman Catholic Church.

Top panel  

   Blessed

   are they that

   mourn

   for they shall be

   comforted.

 ————————————————-

Two outer panels

 Left           Right

 Be             To

 Mindful        these

 O’Lord         O’Lord

 of             and to

 Thy            all that

 Servants       rest in

 who            Christ,

 are            grant

 gone           we

 before         beseech

 us             Thee,

 with           a place

 the            of                         

 sign           refreshment,

 of             light

 faith,         and

 and            peace

 sleep          through

 the            the same

 Sleep          Christ   

 of             our

 Peace.         Lord   

                Amen.  

 ————————————————-

Centre panel

 Pray for the souls of

 Barry John, Pte. N.Z.R.B.

 Carroll John, Trooper, 9th Lancers.            

 Costelloe Louis, Pte. 6th N.F. (See note below)    

 Forster Bernard, Pte. Tyneside Irish.              

 Finley Philip, Gunner, R.F.A.                  

 Hanretty Felix, Lance Sgt. N.F.                    

 Harriott John, Corporal, N.F.                      

 Inganni Louis, Pte. R.A.M.C.                       

 Kerss Raphael, Pte.                                 

 King Robert Owen, Royal Navy.                       

 Murray Patrick Austin, Capt. Tyneside Irish        

 Maguire Alfred, Pte. N.F.                          

 McAllister Charles, Capt., Dublin Fusiliers.         

 O’Donnell John, Sergt. Leinster Regt.              

 Platten Walter, Lieut. South Wales Borderers.      

 Storey Arthur, Pte. N.F.                           

 White Herbert, Capt. Tyneside Irish                

 together with all our gallant dead of               

 the Tyneside Irish Brigade

 who gave their lives for

 Altar, Home and Freedom.

 R.I.P.

 —————————————————

Commonwealth War Graves gives the following:

Harretty instead of Hanretty.

NamesW84.08

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