Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque 1914-18 1939-45 King James School
Reference
B140.01
Place
BISHOP AUCKLAND
Original Location
King James School. On north wall of entrance hall.
Which war
a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45
b. 1939-45
Memorial Description
Plaque, rectangular with the corners removed. There is a very narrow plain raised edge. The school crest is at the top in full colour. The names are listed in five columns, those for 1914-18 at the top and those for 1939-45 at the bottom, divided into two blocks by the dates. The quotation is at the bottom. The lettering is in painted white Roman capitals.
Materials used
Bronze.
Inscription
a. 1914-1918
b. 1939-1945
When you go home, tell them of us and say, / For your tomorrow, we gave our today.
b. 1939-1945
When you go home, tell them of us and say, / For your tomorrow, we gave our today.
Names
Notes
1. This tablet is modern and covers both wars. It is likely that it was made to replace an earlier one for 1914-18
2. The old building was demolished and a new one is being built.
3. The area of the plaque is to be refurbished (15/12/2005)
2. The old building was demolished and a new one is being built.
3. The area of the plaque is to be refurbished (15/12/2005)
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: John & Mavis Dixon; Simon Raine; Kayleigh Harrison Dixon; photo of memorial in entrance hall to new building and one of dedication service in Newgate Street Methodist Church: Wing Commander Jim Sewell: Old postcard
Source of quotation
“When you go home . . .” On the war memorial at Kohima, Burma
Source of quotation
“When you go home . . .” On the war memorial at Kohima, Burma
External web link
Research acknowledgements
Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale; John & Mavis Dixon; L. Rawe, MBE, Bishop Auckland; Wing Commander Jim Sewell; Kayleigh Harrison Dixon
Research In Progress
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Plaque 1914-18 1939-45 King James School (B140.01)
BISHOP AUCKLAND King James School.
1914 - 1918
J.H. Atkinson H.W. Cummins G.W. Hutchinson R. Pybus N. Thompson
S.E. Badcock G. Cuthbertson S.J. Jarrett E. Rhymer F. Truscott
G. Bell A.T. Davies W. Kitching K.E. Robinson A. Walker
F. Best K. Deighton L. Light T.L. Robinson J.M. Watson
J. Braithwaite J.B. Frankton A. Lockey J. Sanderson T. Wilkinson
T. Brown (Master) J. Guy S. Martindale S. Scurr J.W. Wilson
F. Butterfield W. Hall E. Maughan A. Spoor J. Wrench
G.H. Claxton B. Heslop F. McIntyre N. Stanwix T. Wrench
A. Corner W.R. Heslop J.R. Pallister H.W. Summerson W. Wright
K. Corps H. Hetherington E. Panely J. Thirlaway
1939 - 1945
J.R.R. Allison W.A. Dent R. Kirkup J.W. Simpson E.F. Waters
L. Armstrong J. Dixon W.A. Lishman V. Smith H.H. Watson
E.W. Aspinall C. Dodds T. Lonsdale T. Snowdon K.H. Watson
E. Bainbridge W.G. Dowson J. Mitton B. Soulsby A. Wearmouth
M.H. Baxter W. Gent W. Nicholls S. Stoddart J.R. Whitwell
E. Byers N.D. Green E. Nicholson A Sunter H. Wood
F. Carr J. Gregory H.E. Pearce L.V. Thompson J.W. Wooff
J.J. Clarkson F. Hadrick G. Raine W.S. Turnbull W. Wright
J.A. Coates J.R. Hampson V.W.L. Richardson A. Walker L. Wynn
A.R. Cook D.T. Hodgson D. Robson C. Walker H.W. Yielder
J.A. Cummings A. Jameson H.W. Robson C. Walton J.C. Young
E. Davison W.R. Kidd W. Rossiter J. Ward N. Young
G.W. Clark K. Kirkup J.W. Scott E. Watcham K. Raisbeck
When you go home, tell them of us and say,
For your tomorrow, we gave our today.
NamesB140.01
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Parish Notes
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