Memorial

Plaque Footballers 1914-18 St. James Park F.C.

Newcastle upon Tyne

Memorial Name: Plaque Footballers 1914-18 St. James Park F.C. (NUT168)

NEWMP Ref No.: NUT168

Parish: Newcastle upon Tyne

Original Location:

Newcastle United Football Club, St. James Park, Barrack Road / Strawberry Place

 

Past Location:

Milburn Stand covered walkway.

Present Location:

Incorporated into NUT272 in November 2018.

Opposite the Alder Sweeney Memorial Garden at the Milburn Stand.

Which War:

1914-18

Dedication, Creation or Publication date:

Unveiled 28th August 1920 by Cllr. T.W. Rowe.
Rededicated November 2003.

Materials Used:

Brass

Who Commissioned:

Newcastle United Football Club

How Money was Raised:

Public subscription

Sculptor, Artist or Designer:

Fishman & Co., Engraver, 120-122 Pilgrim Street, Newcastle

Ownership and Maintenance: Newcastle United Football Club

Inscription:

Roll of Honour.
To the
Glory of God
and to keep in remembrance
the following persons connected with
Newcastle United A.F.C.
who served or died in the Great War
1914-1919
and fought for Right, Liberty and Peace.

Memorial Description:

Plaque 35½ inches high x 24 inches wide (914mm x 608mm) set in a black frame 4 inches (102mm) wider all round.

There is a wide border of twisted string culminating in roundels in the four corners.

At centre top is a football inside a wreath with the words “Roll of Honour” on each side.

Below the dedication is a box containing the names in two columns of those who died.

Those who served are listed in two columns.

Lettering is a mix of fonts for the dedication.

Names are in black sans serif capitals with some red.

Names:

5 names, ranks, regiments and where served of those killed.
47 names, ranks, regiments and where served of those who served.
See transcript.

Notes:

See also Newcastle United Footballers in the Great War

Sources:

Photos: Tony Harding; James Pasby

Illustrated Chronicle
30/08/1920 reports unveiling.

Newcastle Daily Chronicle
30/08/1920 reports unveiling.

Newcastle Weekly Chronicle
04/09/1920 reports unveiling.

Newcastle United Web Site
14/11/2003 carries details of the rededication.

Newcastle United official programme October 2014.

To the Glory of God: Newcastle United and the Great War; Paul Joannou; 2018; Novo Publishing Ltd., ISBN 978 0 95 681562 0

Sources Link: Illustrated Chronicle 08 30 Mon -1920

Additional Research Documents

Research Acknowledgements:

Ron Carson;
Tony Harding;
James Pasby;
Dorothy Hall;
Paul Joannou

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Names Documents:

 

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE      Newcastle United Football Club, St. James Park, 

 

Roll Of Honour

To The

Glory Of God

And To Keep In Remembrance

The Following Persons Connected With

Newcastle United A.F.C.

Who Served Or Died In The Great War

1914-1919

And Fought For Right, Liberty, & Peace

  

Killed

Cpl. T. Cairns.            R.F.A.      France          Cpl. D. Dunglinson.    Nor. Fus.   France

Pte. T. Goodwill.          Nor. Fus.   France          Bdr. R. McGough.       R.G.A.    France

                                   Pte. G.S. Rivers. A.S.C. France

  

Served

Major R. Strother-Stewart. T.G. Staff    Home          Pte. J. King.          Scottish Rifles Home   

Capt. R.W. Simpson.        R.A.M.C. France             A. Seaman. R. Little.  Royal Navy

Lt. E.B. Appleby.          R.A.M.C. Egypt & Salonica   Sgt. W.L. Low.         R.E.     Home

Cadet Pilot N. Alder.      R.A.F.   Home               Drummer R. McTavish.   Tyneside Scots France

C.Q.M.S. G.W. Bell. M.S.M. R.G.A. & R.E.   Home        Cpl. O. McManus.       R.G.A   France

Cpl. C. Booth.             D.L.I.   France             Gnr. R. Muse.          R.G.A. Mesopotamia & France

Gnr. W. Bradley.           Tank Corps   Home           Cpl. J. Mackechnie.    Inverness R.H.A.   Egypt

Pte. J. Cook. D.C.M.       Nth. Staffs. Regt. France   Cpl. G.W. Pyke.        Middlesex Regt.   France

Pte. E. Cooper.            West Yorks.  France         Stoker T. Parr.        Royal Navy

Sgt. T. Curry.             R.E.   Home                 Sgt. T.W. Phillipson.  West Yorks.   Russia

Sgt. S. Dixon.             R.E.   Home                 Chief P.O. A. Rainnie. Royal Navy

Pte. C. Farrier.           Nor. Fus.   Home            Sgt. W. Robinson.      R.E.   Mesopotamia

Spr. T. Grey.              R.E.   Home                 Cpl R. Robinson.       Tank Corps   France

Lt. S. Hardy.              Machine Gun                 Gnr. A. Ramsay.        Mache. Gun Corps France & Egypt

Cpl. A. Higgins. M.M.      D.L.I.   France             Cpl. J. Spink.         D.L.I.   Home

Gnr. J. Hay.               R.F.A.   France             Cpl. J. Soulsby.       K.O.Y.L.I   France

Pte. J. Henderson.         Lancs. Fus. France          2 Lt. C.C.M. Veitch.   R.G.A.   France

Pte. T. Henderson.         D.L.I.  France              Chief P.O. W. Wilson.  Royal Navy

Pte. A. Hagan.             N.F.   Home                 Bdr. J.T. Wilson.      R.F.A.   Home

Pte. R. Hutchinson.                                    A. Seaman G. Wilson.   Royal Navy

A. Seaman. F. Hudspeth,    Royal Navy                  2 Lt. W. Warren.       R.G.A.   France

Pte. W. Kettle.            D.L.I.   France             Gnr. F.G. Watt. Jr.    R.G.A.   France

Sgt. J.E. Esther. R.F.A. France  Cpl. J. Carr.  M.T. A.S.C.  France  Pte. J. Claxton. R.M.E. Home

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