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Memorial

Roll of Honour 1914-18 Unionist W.M.C.

Reference

B95.23

Place

BYKER (N'castle/Byker)

Original Location

Byker Unionist Working Men�s Recreation Rooms, Raby Street.

Which war

1914-18

Dedication, Creation or Publication date

Unveiled 24th September 1919 by Mrs. Charles Cockburn, secretary of the Newcastle Conservative and Unionist Association.

Memorial Description

Roll of Honour.

Inscription

(Dedicated to 40 members, of whom 5 had been killed)

Names

5 names and ranks of those who fell.
See transcript.

Notes

1. Sir Charles Cockburn had been one of the founder members of the Rooms.

2. Lieut. Sidney Probert had been a close friend of Sir Charles Cockburn. and was the first Hon. Secretary of the Rooms.

Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material

Illustrated Chronicle 25/09/1919 reports unveiling.

Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 27/09/1919 reports unveiling.

Links to Source Material :

Illustrated Chronicle 1919 09 25 Thu

Research acknowledgements

Dorothy Hall

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Roll of Honour 1914-18 Unionist W.M.C. (B95.23)

BYKER Unionist Working Men’s Recreation Rooms, Raby Street.

The layout of this memorial is not known

The following has been extracted from a

newspaper report and has not been compared

with the original nor a good photograph.

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   Lieut. Sidney Probert

   Pte. Hiram Harland

   Pte. George Grant

   Pte. Harry Sparks

   Pte. Matthew Wise

NamesB95.23

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