Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Town
Newcastle Upon Tyne
County
Tyne And Wear
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Placed
    Date: November 1916
    Attended by:
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
48391

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Current location

On a column to the right of the organ
St Andrew's Church
Newgate Street/St Andrew's Street (formerly Darn Crook)
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Tyne And Wear
NE1 5SS
England

OS Grid Ref: NZ 24547 64407
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Brass plaque with incised inscription and border. See also our reference 17763 for a plaque to him at Whitley Bay St Paul's Church)
Inscription
JOHN PERCIVAL FORSTER/ CAPT. 22ND BATT. NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS/ (3RD TYNESIDE SCOTTISH.)/ SOMETIME ASSISTANT ORGANIST HERE./ BORN 12 APRIL 1888,/ KILLED IN ACTION 1 JULY 1916./ "SED MILES, SED PRO PATRIA."
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Forster, John Percival
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Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank, surname, date of birth, date of death, regiment, forenames, manner of death, additional
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 150mm, width 230mm
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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