Memorial details

Memorial type
Allegory (eg: Victory)
District
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Town
Dinnington
County
Tyne And Wear
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Faculty Granted
    Date: 13th December 1921
    Attended by: UNKNOWN
  • Unveiled
    Date: 24th April 1923
    Attended by: COL SIR JOSEPH REED
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
34346

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Current location

ST MATTHEWS CHURCH
Dinnington
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Tyne And Wear
England

OS Grid Ref: NZ 208 734
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
CAST BRONZE HALF RELIEF OF A DEAD SOLDIER LYING ON A BIER. AT HIS HEAD IS THE ANGEL OF PEACE, AT HIS FEET A KNEELING WOMAN REPRESENTING HUMANITY IS LOOKING BEHIND HER TO A NAKED CHILD REPRESENTING THE RISING GENERATION, AND POINTING TO THE NEW DAWN OF A BETTER WORLD THROUGH SACRIFICE. ON A MARBLE PATTRESS WITH SHELF ABOVE AND CURVED LOWER EDGE.
Inscription
1914 IN MEMORIAM 1918/ (NAMES)/ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Hall, James L
Holmes, Robert A
Hutchinson, Geoffrey D
Nicholson, Frank
Rochester, Joseph
See details for all 5 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 5
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 5
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Reference
  • MORPETH HERALD by N/A 27/4/23 Source: Media Library Published:N/A MORPETH, NORTHUMBERLAND
  • WMSD10.1

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