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Location
Newport CE Middle School, Hinton Road, Newport, Isle of Wight Description Originally the Great War memorial was unveiled at the School when located at Carisbrooke Road, Newport.
ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY PRESS MAY 28,1921
NEWPORT NATIONAL SCHOOL WAR MEMORIAL will be UNVEILED, at 6.30 p.m., on THURSDAY 9th JUNE, by LIEUT.-COL. MACKENZIE HOGAN, C.V.O., Mus.Doc., Hon. R.A.M. Will Relatives of the Fallen and "Old Boys" of the School whose addresses are not known to the Secretary kindly take this notice as an earnest invitation to be present. The memorials were rededicated on the move to new premises in 1989 by Canon J F Buckett. There appears to be a series of plaques in the School as described below : A pictorial bronze depicting a desert scene. A small brass plaque. Two name plaques A Roll of Honour for World War II The modelling for the panels was done by the Misses Ediss - three sisters who were all Art Teachers, named Caroline Montalba (1875-1963), Clytie (1878-), and Flora (1880-1973). At the Minster Church of Sts. Thomas in Newport, is the Book of Remembrance for the School. [Memorials not visited or recorded by Memorials in Isle of Wight team] |
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Memorial
 Postcard of unveiling, photo by H. Hallier, Artistic Photographer, 83 High St, Newport click image to enlarge  IW County Press, 20 November 1920     IW County Press, 18 June 1921 |
Inscription
QUI ANTE PERIIT
SED MILES SED PRO PATRIA IN GRATEFUL AND LOVING MEMORY OF THE OLD BOYS OF THIS SCHOOL WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918 ----- names recorded below taken from Press report ----- GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS ROLL OF HONOUR Newport CE (National) School 1939 - 1945 Names recorded on Roll of Honour 1939 - 1945
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