Memorial

Plaque 1914-18 1939-45 Souter Staff

Newcastle upon Tyne

Memorial Name: Plaque 1914-18 1939-45 Souter Staff (NUT015)

NEWMP Ref No.: NUT015

Parish: Newcastle upon Tyne

Original Location:

W.A. Souter and Co.Ltd
Then in Trinity Maritime Centre, Copper Chare (closed).

Past Location:

Then OSG Ship Management (UK) Ltd., Quorum 4, Quorum Business Park, Benton Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE12 8BZ.

Present Location:

Now Seaman’s Mission, Mill Dam, South Shields.

 

Which War:

a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45

Materials Used:

Light oak

Ownership and Maintenance: Seaman's Mission.

Inscription:

In memory of those who lost their lives in the service of their country and who were
employed on the Staff and in ships owned or managed by W.A. Souter & Co. Ltd.
Their inheritance shall remain for ever and their glory shall not be blotted out.

Memorial Description:

Plaque 48 inches high x 72 inches wide (120cms x 182cms).

At the top is the company badge with a scroll on which the words “Roll of Honour” and the dates of the two great wars are carved and gilded.

On the ends of the scroll there are badges of the Royal Navy and Merchant Navy.

There is a cabled border carved round the whole plaque.

The main plaque is divided into five panels bearing the names, each of which has been carved in serif capitals.

The names of the vessels in which they served are painted blue.

The quotation at the bottom is in raised gilded Roman capitals.

Names:

a. 2 names with ship
b. 148 names, ranks of chief officers, and ship.
See transcript.

Sources:

Photos: Janet Brown

Source of quotation :
“Their inheritance shall remain for ever . . .” : Apocrypha, Ecclesiasticus 44.13

Research Acknowledgements:

Janet Brown;
Staff of Trinity Maritime Museum;
Tony Harding:
James Pasby

Research In Progress:

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Names Documents:

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE

 

  1914-1918     ROLL OF HONOUR     1939-1945

  In memory of those who lost their lives in the service of their country and who were

  employed on the staff and in ships owned or managed by W.A. Souter & Co. Ltd.

——————————————————————–

Column 1                          Column 2

 

     1914-18                        S.S. “Sheaf Mead ”UO”             

     S.S. “Sheaf Blade”          Nagi, K.                          

     Torpedoed Oct. 1917         Kempster, J.A.P.                  

  Morrison, G.  Master           Maughan, J.                       

  Day, E.                        Nicholson, J.K.                   

     1939-45                     Anderson, M.V.                    

  Company’s Employees            Fenech, J.J.V.                    

  Souter Lieut. J.B.  RNVR       Jennet, H.                        

  Mason, I. Sub-Lieut. (A) RNVR     S.S. “Sheaf Field ”UO”           

     S.S. “Sheaf Crest”             Mined October 1940                

     Mined Nov. 1939             No casualties                     

  Banks, H.L. Master                M.V. “Sheaf Mount ”UO”             

     S.S. “Sheaf Mead ”UO”          Torpedoed Aug. 1942               

     Torpedoed May 1940          De Gruchy R.S. Master             

  Still, A.H.   Master           Anderson, T.N.S.  Chief Officer.  

  Wood, S.  Chief Officer        Nicol D.        2nd       “       

  McKay, A.  2nd     “           Williams, K.J.  3rd       “       

  Capstick, J.G. 2nd “           Berry A.T.  Chief. Eng.   “       

  Kerr, P.      2nd  “           Smith, F.G.     2nd   “   “       

  Jones, J.H.   3rd  “           Wilkinson, N.   3rd   “   “       

  Devitt, P.J. Radio Officer     Nicholson, I.   4th   “   “       

  Scott, D.                      Houston, E.P.   1st Radio “       

  Morgan, L.                     Stafford, H.   2nd    “   “       

  Naughton, C.D.                 Bamborough, T.P.  Apprentice      

  Byrne, M.K.                    Cook, A.E.                        

  Henderson, G.C.                Potter, F.A.                      

  Officer, A.B.                  Wainwright, W.                    

  Thomas, W.J.                   Wheeler, L.                       

  Coble, J.A.                    Maxwell, J.S.                     

  Abdul, F.                      Brooks, T.E.                      

  Abdulla, A.                    Laycock, W.                       

  Abdulla, H.                    Wolf, W.H.                        

  Ahmed, M.                      Andow, J.W.                       

  Hassein, S.                    Webb, F.H.M.                      

  Kayed, A.                      Williams, L.                      

  Mabrook, A.                    Hall, G.                          

  Moorsla, M.                    Ashley, F.T.                      

  Moussa, A.                     Sparks, A.A.                      

——————————————————————–

Column 3                          Column 4

 

     M.V. “Sheaf Mount ”UO”         M.V. “Neptunian”

  Cook, T.W.L.                   Cramer, J.

  Bunce, R.                      Dick, J.J.  

  McQuilland, J.                 Smith, A.E.

  Major, R.B.                    Tinning, S.

     S.S. “Sheaf Water”          Gibbons, J.

     Torpedoed Oct. 1942         Carr, W.E.

  No casualties                  Coyne, T.

     S.S. “Sheaf Crown”          Hunter, D.

  Bell, J.                       Wixon, W.G.

     M.V. “Hylton”               Young, G.

     Torpedoed March 1941        Wixon, J.A.

  Cumming C. Second Officer      Carr, G.

     S.S. “Fredville”            Cuthbert, P.T.

     Torpedoed Jan. 1940         Hayes, J.A.

  No British casualties          Wheal,

     M.V. “Neptunian”               S.S. “Empire Ocelot”

     Torpedoed Sept. 1940           Torpedoed Sept. 1940

  Campbell, A.F. Master          Donnelly, C.

  Sallis, T.V.   Chief Officer   Hall, F.L.

  MacHale, B.A.  2nd    “           S.S. “Empire Springbuck”

  Lyall, K.      3rd    “           Torpedoed Sept. 1941

  Gibson, T.   Chief Eng.  “     O’Connell W.B. Master

  Olafsen, O.    2nd   “         Leonard, R.P. Chief Officer

  Nicol, G.D.H.  3rd   “         Smith J.M.      2nd    “

  Scott, A.      4th   “         Dalton, A.F.    3rd    “

  Anderson, T.R. Junr. “         Bell, Q.B.   Chief Eng.“

  Byrne, J.D.    Junr. “         Hillier, H.C. 2nd  “   “

  McGlynn, B.A.  Junr. “         Fenwick, N.   3rd  “   “

  Storey, T.A.   Junr. “         Wild, C.      4th  “   “  

  Maudlen, J.C.  Electrician     Buckley, J.  1st Radio “

  Cameron, W.B.1st Radio Officer Gibson, J.   2nd   “   “  

  Scott, V.J.   2nd   “   “      Ward, W.A.

  Garnett, J.M.   Apprentice     Murray, J.

  Lidgate, A.M.                  Currie, P.P.

  Simm, J.R.                     Doran, G.

  Abell, J.E.                    Galbraith, J.

  Connelly, E.                   McGavin, E.H.

——————————————————

Column 5

     S.S. “Empire Springbuck”

  McLean, M.

  Noble, G.   

  Docherty, J.

  McMillan, D.

  Sinnott, J.

  Mulligan, J.J.

  Cameron, J.

  Dicks, F.

  Ferguson, J.

  Ness, J.M.

  Quinn, J.

  Robertson, E.

  Jenkins, T.A.

  McKendrick, W.S.

  Brunton, J.

  Hazeldean, N.

  Keith, F.M.

  Price, J.

     S.S. “Empire Guillemot”

     Torpedoed Oct. 1941

  Proven, W.A.  2nd Eng.

  McNeill, W.   3rd   “

  Wright, W.    5th   “

  Palan, J.O.

  Coolighan J.

  McLellan, C.

  Mills, D.

  Wells, J.

  Lacey, P.

  McCaffrey, W.

  Devlin, E.

  Millar, D.

     S.S. “Empire Gemsbuck”

     Torpedoed Nov. 1941

     No Casualties.

  Their inheritance shall remain for ever and their glory shall not be blotted out.

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