Memorial

Hospital Bed Turner Bros 1914-18 Fleming Hospital

Newcastle upon Tyne

Memorial Name: Hospital Bed Turner Bros 1914-18 Fleming Hospital (NUT032)

NEWMP Ref No.: NUT032

Parish: Newcastle upon Tyne

Original Location:

Fleming Children’s Hospital, now closed.

Transferred to the Royal Victoria Infirmary in 1987, and was under the care of Mr. Waggett, Paediatric Surgeon.

Present Location:

Royal Victoria Infirmary. Wards 19 and 20.

Which War:

1914-18

Materials Used:

Brass

Inscription:

Endowed by
Mrs. M.F. Turner
of Seahouses, Northumberland
in memory of her two sons
Leslie and Harry
who gave their lives in
the Great War 1914-1918

Memorial Description:

Hospital bed.

Plaque 9 inches high x 12 inches wide (23cms x 30cms) bears the dedication.

There is a plain single line border, the lettering is in elongated Roman capitals.

Names:

See above

Notes:

1. See Leslie Dobson Turner’s Every Name a Story entry. . He died at Hartlepool in December 1914.

2. See Harry Norman Turner’s Every Name a Story entry.

Sources:

Photo: R.W. Gould

Research Acknowledgements:

Ralph W. Gould.

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