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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
South Tyneside
Town
Jarrow
County
Tyne And Wear
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: C 19th November 1923
    Attended by: Col Stephenson R Clarke - Chairman of the Company
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
48300

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Current location

St Hildas Church
Market Place
Jarrow
South Tyneside
Tyne And Wear
NE33 1AN
England

OS Grid Ref: NZ 36100 67061
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Two tablets the upper one is set into a stone frame. Company badge is carved at the top of the upper tablet. Incised inscription in gold painted lettering on the lower tablet with the names of the ships and lists of names.
Inscription
(NAMES)/ THIS TABLET IS HERE PLACED TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN REMEMBRANCE / OF THOSE OFFICERS AND MEN WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE SERVICE OF/ THEIR COUNTRY WHILE AT SEA IN THE STEAMSHIPS OF STEPHENSON/ CLARKE AND COMPANY DURING THE GREAT WAR A.D. 1914 - 1919
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Amesti, C
Andrews, H F B
Atkinson, A
Brazier, T D
Bruce, W C
David, H A
Dicker, J
Edmonstone, J
Eggan, M
Francis, H
See details for all 43 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 43
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 43
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: ship, surname
    Order of information: as above
Components
  • Frame
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - White, Marble - Black
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Corporate
Reference
  • Account of unveiling: Shields Daily News by 20 November 23 Source: Media Library Published:N/A Northumberland
  • CDS86.05

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