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John Simpson Kirkpatrick (1892–1915), 'The Man with the Donkey'

Robert Olley (b.1940)

Ocean Road, South Shields, Tyne and Wear

John Simpson Kirkpatrick (1892–1915), 'The Man with the Donkey'
John Simpson Kirkpatrick (1892–1915), 'The Man with the Donkey'
John Simpson Kirkpatrick (1892–1915), 'The Man with the Donkey'
John Simpson Kirkpatrick (1892–1915), 'The Man with the Donkey'
John Simpson Kirkpatrick (1892–1915), 'The Man with the Donkey'
John Simpson Kirkpatrick (1892–1915), 'The Man with the Donkey'
John Simpson Kirkpatrick (1892–1915), 'The Man with the Donkey'
John Simpson Kirkpatrick (1892–1915), 'The Man with the Donkey'
John Simpson Kirkpatrick (1892–1915), 'The Man with the Donkey'
John Simpson Kirkpatrick (1892–1915), 'The Man with the Donkey'
John Simpson Kirkpatrick (1892–1915), 'The Man with the Donkey'
John Simpson Kirkpatrick (1892–1915), 'The Man with the Donkey'
John Simpson Kirkpatrick (1892–1915), 'The Man with the Donkey'
John Simpson Kirkpatrick (1892–1915), 'The Man with the Donkey'
John Simpson Kirkpatrick (1892–1915), 'The Man with the Donkey'
John Simpson Kirkpatrick (1892–1915), 'The Man with the Donkey'
John Simpson Kirkpatrick (1892–1915), 'The Man with the Donkey'
John Simpson Kirkpatrick (1892–1915), 'The Man with the Donkey'
John Simpson Kirkpatrick (1892–1915), 'The Man with the Donkey'
John Simpson Kirkpatrick (1892–1915), 'The Man with the Donkey'
John Simpson Kirkpatrick (1892–1915), 'The Man with the Donkey'
John Simpson Kirkpatrick (1892–1915), 'The Man with the Donkey'
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The work commemorates John Simpsons Kirkpatrick who was born in South Shields in 1892. Kirkpatrick was a member of the Australian Army Medical Corps during the First World War and carried many dead and wounded soldiers with his donkey from the battleground at Gallipoli. On 9th May 1915 Kirkpatrick died. The donkey, called Murphy, was awarded the Purple Cross for Animal Bravery in Australia in 1997. Simpsons carried over 15 injured solders on the donkey, unarmed.
Title

John Simpson Kirkpatrick (1892–1915), 'The Man with the Donkey'

Date

1988

Medium

fibreglass & sandstone

Measurements

H 250 x W (?) x D (?) cm;
Plinth: H 160 x W 250 x D 170 cm

Accession number

NE33_GL_S012

Work type

Statue

Owner

South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council

Custodian

South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council

Work status

extant

Unveiling date

26th January 1988

Access

at all times

Inscription description

JOHN SIMPSONS KIRKPATRICK ‘THE MAN WITH THE DONKEY’ 202 PTE. J.SIMPSONS AUST.ARMY MEDICAL CORPS. BORN SOUTH SHIELDS 6 JULY 1892 DIED GALLIPOLI 19 MAY 1915. A HERO OF THE GREAT WAR

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Located at

Ocean Road, South Shields

NE33 2JA

Situated in a pedestrian shopping street opposite South Shields Museum and Art Gallery.

Artist or maker

Robert Olley

b.1940

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