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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Newcastle Upon Tyne
- Town
- Newcastle Upon Tyne
- County
- Tyne And Wear
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Boxer Rebellion (1900-1901)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 48464
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Current location
IN THE CORRIDOR
Kings Hall
Armstrong Building
Newcastle University
Queen Victoria Rd
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Tyne And Wear
NE1 8QB
England
OS Grid Ref: NZ2474564985
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Brass plaque c.46cm x c.76cm mounted on wooden base. Plaque has elaborate wrought bronze edges. At the top is the crest of Armstrong College under a scroll bearing the motto of the college "Mens agitat molem" ("Mind moves matter"). The lettering is incised in upper case using fancy Roman lettering.
- Inscription
- David Oliphant/ Student 1894 - 1897/ Killed while assisting in the/ defence of the legations at Pekin/ July 1900
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- Boxer Rebellion (1900-1901)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Manner, month/year and place of death
Order of information: Undefined
- Boxer Rebellion (1900-1901)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: height c46cm, width c76cm
Materials: Brass - Backboard
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood - Oak
- 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 - Reference
- North East War Memorials Project reference NUT003. Online record at www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=8189, accessed on 27 August 2019. Includes images.
- D Oliphant is also commemorated on plaque in St.Nicholas Cathedral, Newcastle - see record 48456.
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