Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque 1914-18 Wearmouth Colliery
Reference
S130.16
Place
SOUTHWICK
Map ref
NZ 388590
Present Location
In the grounds of Wearmouth Colliery Welfare Cricket Ground
Which war
1914-18
Memorial Description
Plaque 5 feet high x 6 feet ( 1.52m x 1.82m) wide. There are pictures in the top corners. Names are listed in five columns using sans serif capitals throughout.
Below is a small plaque which tells the story.
Below is a small plaque which tells the story.
Materials used
Black granite
Inscription
Erected in memory of the miners of Wearmouth Colliery / who gave their lives for their country in / the Great War / 1914-1919.
Presented by / the Friends of the / Wearmouth Colliery Club / 1st August 2008
Presented by / the Friends of the / Wearmouth Colliery Club / 1st August 2008
Names
Cost
£5,000
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Yvonne Wilson, Murray Memorials.
Notes
1. Wreaths were laid on Armistice Day 2008 although the memorial had not yet been officially unveiled.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: Alan Vickers; Dorothy O'Connor.
Sunderland Echo 18/01/2008 reports proposed unveiling ‘next month’; 20/03/2008 reports designs
Sunderland Echo 18/01/2008 reports proposed unveiling ‘next month’; 20/03/2008 reports designs
External web link
Research acknowledgements
Alan Vickers; Pamela Tate; Dorothy O'Connor
Research In Progress
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Plaque 1914-18 Wearmouth Colliery (S130.16)
PRO PATRIA
ERECTED IN MEMORY OF THE MINERS OF WEARMOUTH COLLIERY
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN
THE GREAT WAR
1914 – 1919
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
Abbott Sgt. J. Cowie Cpl. H.S. Harrison Pte. J.T.
Adams Cpl. A. Crosby L/Cpl C.B. Harrison Signr. D.
Adamson Pte. J.R. Cuthbertson Pte. W. Harvey Pte. G.
Allen Cpl. J. Cutter Pte. J. Herd Q.M.S. J.
Allen Pte. W. Cutting Cpl. S. Hills Pte. P.
Atkinson Pte. A. Davis Pte. T. Hird Pte. R.
Atkinson Cpl. W. Davison Sgt. R.A. Hockridge Pte. R.
Baggott L/Cpl. T. Davison Drvr. H. Holyoak Pte. J.
Ball L/Cpl. C. Derby L/Cpl W.S. Hogg Pte. J.
Bell Pte. W. Dixon MM Sgt. T. Hughes Pte. A.E.
Bell L/Cpl J.W. Dorward Pte. G. Hughes Pte. C.
Bell L/Cpl. C. Dorward Pte. W. Hull Pte. F
Blake Pte. G.F. Doyle Pte. G. Hunter Pte. J.W.
Boggan Pte. T. Dryden Spr. D. Huntley Pte. M.
Boggan Bomr. W. Duffy Drvr. T. Hodgson Pte. A.
Boggan Pte. G. Duffy Pte. T. Irwin L/Cpl. A.
Boyd Signr. F. Dyer L/Cpl. W. Jacobs DCM Sgt. G.
Boyle Pte. W. Elliott L/Cpl. J. Jennings Pte. F.
Bowen Pte. E. Fairbairn Pte. R. Johnson Pte. W.F.
Buckley Pte. W. Farrell Pte. E. Jones Drvr. J.T.
Bunton Pte. F.W. Farrow Pte. N. Kirton Sgt. R.
Burdon Pionr. E. Ferguson L/Cpl. J.L. Kisby Pte. F.
Burn Drvr. W. Finn Pte. B. Knox Gnr. R.W.
Burnett Drvr. J.W. Fisher Capt. G.K.T. Lawther Pte. M.
Brodie Pte. J.M. Fisher Drvr. W.T. Lay Pte. J.J.
Browning Pte. E. Fleming Pte. J.F. Liddell Gnr. W.E.
Cain Sgt. R. Foster Drvr. J. Lodge Pte. R.H.
Carrigan MM Cpl. J. Franklane Pte. E. Madden Cpl. A.
Cartwright Pte. N. Gettings Pte. A. Madden Sgt. J.
Chisholm Pte. J. Glancy MM Bomr. M. Mallaburn Pte. T.
Child Spr. S.H. Godfrey Pte. W.H. Mapstone Pte. E.
Clark Pte. G. Gordon Pte. R. Mearns Pte. P.G.
Cockburn Pte. R. Grady Pte. F.W. Milburn Cpl. J.W.
Collins Pte. E. Grieveson Pte. J. Miller Pte. C.
Connolly Pte. W. Hagen Pte. W. Moore Pte. J.
Cowie Pte. J. Hall Pte. J. Murray Pte. R.
Column 4 Column 5
McDonald Cpl. W. Smith Pte. H.S.
McCormack Lieut. J. Smith Pte. J.
McFarlane Pte. J.W. Smith Pte. J.J.
McGory Gnr. J.M. Smith Pte. J.J.
McGill Pte. J. Smith Pte. J.W.
McGough Pte. A.J. Southern Gnr. J.
McGreavy Cpl. J. Spence Pte. J.S.
McGuire Pte. J. Stobbart Cpl. J.W.
McMillan Bomr. G.W. Stoker Pte. R.
McQuillan Pte. R. Stoker Nav. Stkr. J.
Nicklin Pte. G. Storey Pte. J.
Nightingale Pte. M. Stott Pte. R.
O’Donnell Pte. M. Strong Pte. C.
Orton Pte. A. Taylor Gnr. J.S.
Raine Pte. W. Thorn L/Cpl. L.
Reed Pte. J.W. Trevor C/Cpl. G.
Reeve Sgt. F. Urwin Spr. J.D.
Reynolds Sgt. H.J. Veasey Sgt. H.E.
Roberts Pte. W. Walton Cpl. C.
Roberts Pte. E.G. Watson Pte. J.B.
Robinson Pte. J. Webster Pte. N.
Robinson Pte. A. Webster Pte. J.
Rogers Pte. I. Wigham Pte. R.
Rodgers Pte. J. Wilkinson Pte. J.Y.
Ruthforth Sgt. J. Wilson Gnr. G.S.
Reay Pte. J. Wilson Gnr. P.
Sanderson Pte. J. Winter Pte. T.
Scott Sgt. W. Woodward Pte. J.
Scott Pte. J. Wright Pte. J.
Scott Pte. A. Wrightson Pte. R.G.
Scott Gnr. G. Youern Cpl. A.
Scott MM Sgt. A. Youern Pte. W.
Sheridan Drvr. M. Young Pte. J.
Sheridan Drvr. F. Young L/Cpl. J.
Shield L/Cpl. R.
Smart Pte. J.
“WHEN YOU GO HOME TELL THEM OF US AND SAY FOR THEIR TOMORROW WE GAVE OUR TODAY”
NamesS130.16
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Parish Notes
Every Name A Story
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