Memorial

Memorial 1914-18 Day School St. Paul

Elswick

Memorial Name: Memorial 1914-18 Day School St. Paul (E35.04)

NEWMP Ref No.: E35.04

Parish: Elswick

Original Location:

St. Paul’s Church, Havelock Place. (closed)

Present Location:

The church closed in 2005 and the building was taken over by “Life Transformation”.

The memorials remain in situ.

Which War:

1914-18

Dedication, Creation or Publication date:

Unveiled Friday July 6th 1922 by the Lord Mayor of Newcastle;
dedicated by Rev. F.G. Goddard, M.A.,

Materials Used:

Brass

Inscription:

St Paul’s
Church of England School
Teacher and Old Boys
who fell
in the Great War
1914-1918
(Names)
“Faithful unto death”.

Memorial Description:

Plaque.

There is a border of leaves culminating in a red square in each corner.

The dedication is in elongated Times Roman capitals.

The names are listed in two columns using sans serif capitals.

Names:

20 full names.
See transcript

Notes:

1. 152 boys had served from the school, of whom 19, plus one master, had been killed.

2. The first name, that of G. Sibbit, is the name of the teacher who fell.

Sources:

Photo: John Hulme

Illustrated Chronicle
07/07/1922 reports unveiling.

Newcastle Weekly Chronicle
08/07/1922 reports unveiling.

Shields Daily News
?07/07/1922 reports unveiling ceremony.

Source of quotation:
Be thou faithful . . .” Revelation 2.10

Additional Research Documents

Research Acknowledgements:

Ralph W. Gould;
Tony Harding;
Dorothy Hall;
John Hulme

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Names Documents:

  St Paul’s

  Church of England School

  Teacher and Old Boys

  who fell

  in the Great War

  1914-18.

  ———-

  Sibbit, Geo. B.      Miller, Henry

  Carruthers, Jas.     Moore, George

  Corn, Foster         Purvis, Alex.

  Curry, William       Roach, William

  Day, John            Rothfield, Jos.

  Davidson, Jas.       Red, John Ed.

  Elrod, Robert        Tear, James

  Graham, George       Tulip, Thomas

  Mitchell, Arthur     Young, Andrew

  Anderson, C.R.       Curry, Andrew.

       “Faithful unto death”

NamesE35.04   

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