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Memorial
Roll of Honour 1914-18 Linton and Woodhorn Social Club
Reference
A17.22
Place
ASHINGTON
Original Location
Linton and Woodhorn Social Club, Woodhorn Road.
Present Location
Building demolished.
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled September 1920 by Capt. W.S. Sanderson of Morpeth.
Memorial Description
Roll of Honour, framed, with photographs of the fallen on each side.
Inscription
To the glorious memory of members of the Linton and Woodhorn Workmen's Club who made the Great Sacrifice in the World War 1914-1919. The fallen members were (Names)
Names
Present condition
Unknown, presumed destroyed.
Notes
1. From the Club, 128 members served, 29 were killed.
2. The Woodhorn & Linton Club was for the miners from the Colliery. They held their meetings in the building which became the indoor market. This in turn was demolished in the 1970s and was replaced by the Trustee Savings Bank. It is thought that the memorial was lost when the building was sold.
3. Honours were received by the following:
M.S. Berkley (D.C.M.);
A. Fiddamas (D.C.M., M.S.M.);
A. Bone (D.C.M.);
E. Egdell (D.C.M.) (killed);
A. Routledge (M.M.);
J. Oliver (M.M.) (killed);
A. English (M.M.);
J. Dixon (M.M.);
C. Cozens (M.M.);
E. Havelle (M.M.);
E.H. Woodrow (M.M).
2. The Woodhorn & Linton Club was for the miners from the Colliery. They held their meetings in the building which became the indoor market. This in turn was demolished in the 1970s and was replaced by the Trustee Savings Bank. It is thought that the memorial was lost when the building was sold.
3. Honours were received by the following:
M.S. Berkley (D.C.M.);
A. Fiddamas (D.C.M., M.S.M.);
A. Bone (D.C.M.);
E. Egdell (D.C.M.) (killed);
A. Routledge (M.M.);
J. Oliver (M.M.) (killed);
A. English (M.M.);
J. Dixon (M.M.);
C. Cozens (M.M.);
E. Havelle (M.M.);
E.H. Woodrow (M.M).
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Morpeth Herald 17/09/1920 reports the unveiling ceremony.
External web link
Links to Source Material :
Research acknowledgements
J. Brown; Mr. W. Wallace of Ashington
Research In Progress
Alan Grint is researching the Names on this memorial.
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Ashington Memorial Group are researching the names on their local War Memorials Contact: margaretallison@hotmail.com
Ashington Memorial Group are researching the names on their local War Memorials Contact: margaretallison@hotmail.com
Roll of Honour 1914-18 Linton and Woodhorn Social Club (A17.22)
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 with a good photograph.
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To the glorious memory
of members of the
Linton and Woodhorn Workmen's Club
who made the Great Sacrifice
in the World War 1914-1919.
G. Dunn G. Skidmore
G. Bone H. Aspin
T. Rutherford A. Turnbull
O. Monaghan G. Pringle
C. Cozens J. Turnbull
D. Payne W. Nesbitt
W. Dunn W. Errol
J. Aspin H. Dixon
W. Morris R. Keenleyside
J. Oliver J. Routledge
A. McPherson E. Walls
*J. Reiley W. Donohoe
W. Hindmarsh W. Shannon
T. Egdell J. Dixon
J. Holiday.
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Should this name be “Reilly”?
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