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Memorial
Roll of Honour 1914-18 Ashington and District WMC
Reference
A17.24
Place
ASHINGTON
Original Location
Ashington & District Working Men's
Social Club (West End)
Social Club (West End)
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled 15th October 1921 by Capt. L. Hall.
Memorial Description
Roll of Honour, bearing names, and photographs in two large picture frames hung on either side.
These were three elaborately framed memorials.
The first bore the Roll of Honour
The second frame was 7 feet x 4 feet and bore photos of the men who served.
The third carried photos of the officials and committee of the club.
These were three elaborately framed memorials.
The first bore the Roll of Honour
The second frame was 7 feet x 4 feet and bore photos of the men who served.
The third carried photos of the officials and committee of the club.
Names
Present condition
Unknown, presumed destroyed.
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Photos taken by Mr. Pentland, photographer. Roll of Honour made by Messrs. Mawson, Swan and Morgan of Newcastle.
Notes
1. From the Club, distinctions gained were 1 x D.C.M. and M.M.; 5 x M.M.; 1 Servian (sic) Gold Medal; 1 x M.S.M.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Morpeth Herald 21/10/1921 reports unveiling.
Blyth News 17/10/1921 reports unveiling.
Blyth News 17/10/1921 reports unveiling.
External web link
Links to Source Material :
Research acknowledgements
J. Brown; Dorothy Hall
Research In Progress
Alan Grint is researching the Names on this memorial.
Contact www.ashingtonmemorial.com
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 Ashington and District WMC (A17.24)
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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Returned safely :
Capt. J. Robson. Capt. W.S.Sanderson Johnson Abercrombie.
W. Spare S. Adamson S. Kirkup
R. Wardle Jas. Hart N. Brown
H. McClarence J. Abercrombie A. Johnston
T. Scott J. Bell A. Armstrong
G. Garbutt W. Muncaster J. Smith
T. Patterson Jas. Scott Wm. Gladson
J. Spare H. Dunn T.G. Spare
R. Miles S. White J.T. Johnston
M. Adamson J. Hart J.T. Soulsby
W.J. Roucroft R. Milburn J.T. Milburn
Wm. Milburn E.J. Hindmarsh J.W. Wade
J.W. Lawson R. Hall D. Peary
J. Sharp G. Turnbull T. Cummings
P. Saxton G. Marshall E. Wade
M. Young W.H. Gardner W. Ford
W. Robinson J. Allan J.P. Abercrombie
T. Hall J. Ewart R. Brown
P. Storey R. Purdy G. Bickerton
W.G. Ridley M. Hennessey H. Saye
J. Taylor J.W. Lawson J. Milburn
Jas. Murray Jas. Clayton A. Storey
A. Robinson J. Hurst W. Curry
G. Conway J. Anderson T.H. Thompson
G. Storey D. Crow F. Saxton
Wm. Lawrence J. Lawrence G. Davison
A. Rowell J. Mather M. Young
T. Tapson J. Andrew J. Hennessey
H. Willis J. Young A. Spowart
G. Wade H. Graham Wm. Garbutt
Wm. Fail Wm. Bell J.T. Adams
C. Blanche D. Reaveley
Killed in action or died of wounds.
Sgt. G. Adamson Corp. G. Dunn Pte. E. Hennesey.
Corp. J. Hay Corp. Goldsbury Pte. E. Clark
L.Corp. Dunn Pte. W. Bickerton Pte. J. Lawrence
Pte. R. Cleghorn Pte. R. Mennesey (sic) Pte. A. Fail
Pte. J. Smith Pte. T. Adamson Pte. R. Daglish
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Blyth News 17/10/1921 gives slight variations:
Killed.
Sergt. G. Adamson Corpl. G. Dunn Corpl. J. Hay
Corpl. H. Goldsbury L.Corpl. W.A. Dunn Pte. W. Bickerton
Pte. R. Gleghorn Pte. R. Hennessey Pte. J. Smith
Pte. T. Adamson Pte. E. Daglish Pte. A. Fail
Pte. G. Lawrence Pte. E. Clark Pte. E. Hennessey
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Those who served
Capt. J. Robson Capt. W.S. Sanderson
Lieut. J.T. Adams Sergt.Maj. J. Abercrombie
Sergt. W. Spare Sergt. E.J. Spare
Sergt. S. Kirkup Sergt. J. Dickinson
Sergt. R. Wardle Corpl. J. Hart
Corpl. N. Brown Corpl. McLaren
Corpl. Abercrombie Corpl. Johnson
Corpl. T. Scott L-Corpl. Bell
L-Corpl. Harper Pte. A.J. Armstrong
Pte. G. Garbutt Pte. W. Muncaster
Pte. J. Smith Pte. T. Patterson
Pte. J. Scott Pte. W. Gladstone
Pte. J. ?Spare Pte. H. Downs
Pte. T.G. Spare Pte. R. Miles
Pte. S. ?White Pte. J.T. Johnson
Pte. M. Adamson Pte. J. Hart
Pte. G. McKinley Pte. J.T. Soulsby
Pte. J.J. Spare Pte. W.J. Moorcroft
Pte. R. Milburn Pte. J. Milburn
Pte. W. Milburn Pte. E. Hindmarch
Pte. G. Wade Pte. J. ?Blanche
Pte. J.W. Lawson Pte. R. Hall
Pte. D. Peary Pte. J. Sharp
Pte. G. Turnbull Pte. T. Coombes
Pte. E. Saxton Pte. G. Marshall
Pte. E. Wade Pte. M. Young
Pte. W.H. Gardner Pte. H. Ford
Pte. W. Robinson Pte. J. Allen
Pte. J. Abercrombie Pte. T. Hall
Pte. J. Ewart Pte. R. Brown
Pte. J. Hudson Pte. A. ?Mais
Pte. G. Gould Pte. G. Walden
Pte. P. Storey Pte. R. Purdy
Pte. E. Bickerton Pte. W.G. Ridley
Pte. M. Hennessey Pte. H. ?Save, ?Saye.
Pte. J.T. Tatler Pte. J. Lawson
Pte. J. Milburn Pte. J. Murray
Pte. J. ?Clayton Pte. G. Storey
Pte. T. Storey Pte. A. Robertson
Pte. T. Postle Pte. J. Hurst
Pte. Wilson Curry Pte. G. ?Conway
Pte. J. Anderson Pte. T.H. Thompson
Pte. G. ? Pte. W. Bell
Pte. D. Crow Pte. J. Heffron
Pte. F. Saxton Pte. W. Lawrence
Pte. G. Lawrence Pte. G. Davison
Pte. A. Rowell Pte. J. Mather
Pte. W.M. Young Pte. T. ?
Pte. J. Andrew Pte. W. Hennessey
Pte. J. Hunter Pte. W. Downs
Pte. H. Willis Pte. J. Young
Pte. A. Spowart Pte. G. Wade
Pte. C. Hurst Pte. H. Graham
Pte. W. Garbutt
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