Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque Hope 1916 St. Andrew
Reference
S135.08
Place
STANLEY
Map ref
NZ 196532
Original Location
St. Andrew’s Church, Church Bank
Which war
1914-18
Memorial Description
Plaque 1 foot 9 inches high x 2 feet 2 inches wide with raised pointed top and cut away at the bottom set on a pattress 5 inches wider which echoes the shape. Lettering is incised and blackened, using Gothic script for the top line. The rest is in sans serif letters with the bottom line in italics.
Materials used
Light marble on dark marble pattress.
Inscription
George William Hope
of 16th Batt. K.R.R.C.
reported missing on the Somme
July 20th 1916 aged 22 years
"With Christ which is far better"
Erected by his parents
Names
See above
Who commissioned
Family
Notes
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: C. Sanders; Dorothy Hall; James Pasby
Source of quotation:
“With Christ, which is far better” Philippians 1 v 23
Source of quotation:
“With Christ, which is far better” Philippians 1 v 23
External web link
Research acknowledgements
C. Sanders
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