Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque Staples 1918 Wesleyan Methodist
Reference
C120.09
Place
CRAGHEAD
Map ref
2150
Original Location
Wesleyan Methodist Church
Which war
1914-18
Memorial Description
Plaque 1 foot 3 inches high x 2 feet wide with shallow domed at the top set on a plain marble pattress 1 foot 10 inches high x 2 feet 9 inches wide. Lettering is in fancy lettering for the top quotation, Gothic for the dedication, sans serif capitals for the name etc. and italic capitals for the quotation at the bottom.
Materials used
Marble.
Inscription
In
Loving Memory of
Pte William Staples, Grenadier Guards
a faithful member of this church
who was killed in action Sept 12th 1918
aged 23 years
"Greater love hath no man than this,
that a man lay down his life for his friends"
Names
See above
Who commissioned
Family
Notes
1. See Every Name a Story
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: C.Sanders; Dorothy Hall
Sources of quotations:
"He liveth long, who liveth well" Hymns of Faith and Hope, second series, Horatio Bonar: 1861.
“Greater love hath no man than this . . .” St.John 15 v 13
Sources of quotations:
"He liveth long, who liveth well" Hymns of Faith and Hope, second series, Horatio Bonar: 1861.
“Greater love hath no man than this . . .” St.John 15 v 13
External web link
Research acknowledgements
C. Sanders; Dorothy Hall
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Parish Notes
Every Name A Story
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