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Memorial details

Memorial type
Painting / Print
District
North Tyneside
Town
Whitley Bay
County
Tyne And Wear
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 04th November 1923
    Attended by: REV CANON MAGILL
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
17761

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Current location

PAINTING FORMS PART OF THE ALTAR PIECE
ST EDWARDS CHURCH
Coquet Av
Whitley Bay
North Tyneside
Tyne And Wear
England

OS Grid Ref: NZ 350 720
Denomination: Roman Catholic

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Description
COPY OF A PAINTING BY REUBENS FORMS PART OF THE ALTAR PIECE. DEDICATORY WOODEN TRIPTYCH PLACED NEARBY. HAND-PAINTED INSCRIPTION IN GOLD LETTERING. NAMES IN THE CENTRE PANEL
Inscription
TRIPTYCH, CENTRE PANEL: BLESSED/ ARE THEY/ MOURN/ FOR THEY SHALL BE/ COMFORTED/ PRAY FOR THE SOULS OF/ (NAMES)/ TOGETHER WITH ALL OUR GALLANT DEAD OF/ THE TYNESIDE IRISH BRIGADE/ WHO GAVE THIER LIVES FOR/ ALTAR, HOME & FREEDOM./ R.I.P. TRIPTYCH, LEFT SIDE: BE/ MINEFUL/ O'LORD/ OF/ THY/ SERVANTS/ WHO/ ARE/ GONE/ BEFORE/ US/ WITH/ THE/ SIGN/ OF/ FAITH/ AND/ SLEEP/ THE/ SLEPP/ OF/ PEACE. TRIPTYCH RIGHT SIDE: TO/ THESE/ O'LORD/ AND TO/ ALL THAT/ REST IN/ CHRIST./ GRANT/ WE/ BESEECH/ THEE/ A PLACE/ OF/ REFRESHMENT/ LIGHT/ AND/ PEACE/ THROUGH/ THE SAME/ CHRIST/ OUR/ LORD/ AMEN.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Barry, John
Carroll, John
Costelloe, Louis
Finley, Phillip
Foster, Bernard
Harriott, John
Henretty, Felix
Inganni, Louis
Kerss, Raphael
King, Robert Owen
See details for all 17 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 17
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 17
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,regiment
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Board
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood - Oak
  • Painting
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Unknown
Listing information
  • Church of St Edward
  • Grade II
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • SHIELDS DAILY NEWS by N/A 01 NOV 23 Source: Media Library Published:N/A NORTHUMBERLAND
  • WMSW84.8

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