Memorial

Plaque 1914-18 1939-45 Tynemouth Golf Club

Tynemouth

Memorial Name: Plaque 1914-18 1939-45 Tynemouth Golf Club (T36.09)

NEWMP Ref No.: T36.09

Parish: Tynemouth

Original Location:

Tynemouth Golf Club, King Edward Road.

Present Location:

Claremont Road, Whitley Bay, NE26 3EF. (2018) NZ 350 690

Which War:

a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45

Materials Used:

Brass

Who Commissioned:

Tynemouth Golf Club

Sculptor, Artist or Designer:

E.H. Thew Ltd., Newcastle on Tyne.

Inscription:

Tynemouth Golf Club
The Supreme Sacrifice
1914-1918 1939-1945
(Names)

Memorial Description:

Plaque 14 inches high x 26 inches wide (36cms x 70cms).

There is a raised border frame, with flowers at the corners.

The names are listed in two columns, those from 1914-18 on the left and those for 1939-45 on the right.

Lettering is in raised Roman capital for the dedication, and sans serif capitals for the names on a “pecked” background.

Names:

a. 8 surnames and initials.
b. 7 surnames and initials.
See transcript.

Notes:

1. With the Great War of 1914-18 upon them, the Club resolved that “any employee who may enlist in HM Forces for service during the War be allowed to take up his appointment if and when he returns”. Matthew Owen, the Club’s first professional enlisted but unfortunately was killed in action a year later. As part of the War effort, the course was let out for grazing; as well as bringing in £20 p.a., this avoided having to plough up the newly-laid fairways. (Tynemouth Golf Club website)

2. The Newcastle Journal 24/05/1913 reports a meeting at Priory School Tynemouth when the Provisional Committee were empowered to set up Tynemouth Golf Club Ltd. Details of the progress so far with negotiations for the land were also reported.

External Links:

Tynemouth Golf Club

Sources:

Photos: Tony Harding