Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Window
- District
- Gateshead
- Town
- Ryton
- County
- Tyne And Wear
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: July/august 1920
Attended by: UNKNOWN
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 42152
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Current location
ON THE NORTH WALL
HOLY CROSS CHURCH
Ryton
Gateshead
Tyne And Wear
England
OS Grid Ref: NZ 150 640
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- SINGLE LIGHT STAINED GLASS WINDOW WITH WITH FIGURE DEPICTED IN IT. DEDICATORY BRASS PLAQUE PLACED BELOW WITH INCISED INCSRIPTION ST GEORGE IS DEPICTED IN THE WINDOW RESTING ON HIS SWORD. FAMILY CREST IS BELOW HIM
- Inscription
- TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY OF/ LT. CHARLES RANDOLPH INNES-HOPKINS/ 2ND SCOTTISH RIFLES (CAMERONIAN)/ KILLED IN ACTION NEAR NEUVE CHAPELLE/ DECEMBER 18TH, 1914,/ AND/ CASTELL PERCY INNES-HOPKINS/ 9TH GORDON HIGHLANDERS/ KILLED IN ACTION AT LOOS,/ SEPTEMBER 25TH, 1915/ THIRD AND SECOND SONS OF/ LT. COLONEL C. H. INNES-HOPKINS/ 1ST TYNESIDE SCOTTISH (LATE 2ND SCOTTISH RIFLES)/ AND HELEN ELIZABETH HIS WIFE/ OF THE TOWERS, RYTON ON TYNE/ "SO HE PASSED OVER, AND ALL THE/ TRUMPETS SOUNDED FOR HIM ON THE/ OTHER SIDE."
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Innes-hopkins, Castell Percy
Innes-hopkins, Charles Randolph
See details for all 2 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 4
Served and returned: 2
Died: 2
Exact count: no
Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,manner of death,relationships,additional
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: height 6IN, width 1FT
Materials: Brass - Window
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stained Glass
- Plaque
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Private
- Reference
- NEWCASTLE DAILY JOURNAL by N/A 02/08/2? Source: Media Library Published:N/A NEWCASTLE
- CDR33.07
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