A fusiliers Memorial Service at the Northumberland Fusiliers 6th (Territorial) Battalion memorial in Newcastle upon Tyne.
The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers was an infantry regiment of the British Army. Originally raised in 1674 as the 5th Regiment of Foot, it was given the regional designation ‘Northumberland’ in 1782 and granted the distinction of being a Fusilier regiment in 1836, becoming 5th (Northumberland Fusiliers) Regiment of Foot. The regiment adopted the title Northumberland Fusiliers when regimental numbers were abolished under the Childers Reforms of 1881 and became the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers on 3 June 1935.
In 1968, the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers, after service in many wars, including both World War I and World War II, were amalgamated with the other regiments in the Fusilier Brigade–the Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment), the Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers and the Lancashire Fusiliers–to form the present Royal Regiment of Fusiliers.
Description
Two-stepped base surmounted by a statue of St George sheathing his sword while standing over the severed head of the Dragon. Semicircular wall placed behind the pedestal with inscription on a bronze panel running the length of the wall. Coloured enamel medallion on the front bears the Crest and Motto of the Northumberland Fusiliers (St George and the Dragon)
Inscription
TO THE MEMORY OF THE OFFICERS NON-COM/ MISSIONED OFFICERS & MEN OF THE 6TH (TERRITORIAL)/ BATTALION NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914/ 43RD BN/ ROYAL TANK REGT./ 1939-1945/ 1918/ 49TH/ BN ROYAL TANK REGT/ 1939 – 1945 (Possibly incomplete) Medallion : QUO FATA VOCANT
Object description
Type: Sculpture, monument
Location: Church of St Thomas the Martyr, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne & Wear
Material: Bronze, stone
Artist: John Reid (c.1890–1968)
Date: 1924
Image Details
Date: 5 August 2018
Camera body: Nikon D50
Lens: Tamron 70.0-300.0 mm f/4.0-5.6
Focal Length: 70mm
Aperture: ƒ/4
Shutter Speed: 1/1,000s
ISO: 400
Licence: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International