NEWPORT NURSING HOME WW1

UKNIWM Ref: 40747

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Address

CROCKER ST NEWPORT ISLE OF WIGHT ENGLAND

Type:	HOSPITAL/CLINIC
OS Map Ref:	SZ 497 894

Inscription

NEWPORT DISTRICT/ NURSING ASSOCIATION/ THESE PREMISES WERE PURCHASED/ AS A WAR MEMORIAL HOME/ TO PERPETUATE THE MEMORY/ OF THOSE WHO FELL/ IN THE GREAT WAR A.D. 1914 - 1918/ "THEY PASSED OUT OF THE SIGHT BY THE PATH/ OF SACRIFICE AND THE GATE OF DEATH"

Components

Component	Material(s)	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
TABLET	STONE				GOOD

Physical Description

NURSING HOME WITH DEDICATORY STONE TABLET SET INTO THE WALL

Wars Commemorated & People Remembered

War	FIRST WORLD WAR
Total names on memorial:	0
Served & Returned	0
Died	0
Is this an exact count?	Not known
How are the names ordered?	Not known
What information is listed on the memorial?	None
Is a list of names on the memorial held by the UKNIWM?	No

War	SECOND WORLD WAR
Total names on memorial:	0
Served & Returned	?
Died	?
Is this an exact count?	Not known
How are the names ordered?	Not known
What information is listed on the memorial?	None
Is a list of names on the memorial held by the UKNIWM?	No

Maintenance

Are the letters difficult to read?	No
Who is responsible for the memorial?
Maintenance History:

Ceremonies

Date:	SEPTEMBER 1921

Role	Performed By
DEDICATION	LOCAL CLERGY/DIGNITARIES

Date:	SEPTEMBER 1921

Role	Performed By
OPENING	LADY SEELY

Sponsorships

Sponsorship Type:	Public
Did this include a trust or scholarship?	No
Did this include a roll of honour?	NOT APPLICABLE
Cost of Site:	Not known
Cost of Memorial:	Not known
Comments on Costs:

Craftsmen

Not known

References

Co-ordinator's Comments:
Comments:	NEWS: "ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY PRESS" 3 SEP 1921; JUBILEE EDITION 1934; 30 AUG 1996
Photographs:	None
Other Documents:	None
Form / Letter:	F
Negatives:	No
Drawings / Plans:	No
Minutes:	No
Press Cuttings:	2

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