Newcastle Sculture

Tom Brown Tivey Sculpture

HEROIC Tom Brown Tivey has been immortalised in a sculpture to mark the centenary of the First World War.

The 5th North Staffordshire Regiment soldier was awarded a Military Medal for bravery after being shot in the chest in 1917.

He returned home to Wolstanton to work as a lecturer at North Staffordshire College of Building.

Now the wooden memorial – based on a photo of Tom – has been unveiled at Newcastle Borough Museum and Art Gallery at the Brampton.

Read more: http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/Sculpture-honours-Newcastle-soldiers-died-World/story-26724620-detail/story.html#ixzz3dhT6Np2k