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Chair 1914-18 R.A.O.B.

Reference

S135.18

Place

STANLEY (Derwentside)

Original Location

Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes Club and Institute, West Stanley

Which war

1914-18

Dedication, Creation or Publication date

Dedicated by Rt.Hon. Sir Lloyd Clarance.

Memorial Description

Chair

Inscription

R.A.O.B. G.L.E.
In memory of
Fallen Brethren
1914-1919

Names

None

Cost

�45

How money was raised

Subscriptions from Minto, Shamrock, Victoria and Welcome Lodges.

Sculptor, Artist or Designer

A member of the Order, Bro. Curry

Notes

1. Rt.Hon. Lloyd Clarance had been responsible for the establishment of several RAOB Lodges and was considered to be the �father of Buffaloism� in North West Durham.

Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material

Photo: Ray Colley

Consett Guardian 19/08/1921 reports unveiling.

Consett and Stanley Chronicle 19/08/1921 reports unveiling.

Stanley News 18/08/1921 reports unveiling.

External web link

Durham at War

Links to Source Material :

Consett Guardian 1921 08 19 Fri

Research acknowledgements

Dorothy Hall

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Chair 1914-18 R.A.O.B. (S135.18)

The Consett and Stanley Chronicle 31/5/1918 reports

that at a special service of remembrance to commemorate the

deeds and names of local men who fell in the Great War, the

following names of members of "Shamrock" Lodge were read out:

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   Albert Booth

   Thomas Price

   Thomas Robinson

   George H. Lance

   Joseph Martin

   Thomas R. Walton

   William Tweedy

   Robert Brewis

   Thomas Bishop

   John Lamb

   James Smith

NamesS135.18

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