Memorial Details
Memorial
Ambulance 1914-18
Reference
B155.04
Place
BURNOPFIELD
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Presented 28th January 1921 by J. Bird of Lintz Colliery to Lieut.Col. C.B. Palmer, C.B.E., Commissioner, St.John’s Ambulance Brigade.
Memorial Description
Ambulance chassis type F2 15/20 HP F.I.A.T. It carried an inscription plate on which the lettering is in Roman capitals.
Inscription
motor ambulance
is the gift of the
Burnopfield and District
War Memorial Committee
to the
Burnopfield Division
of the St. John Ambulance Brigade
as a token of appreciation of the
men who gave their services and as a
memorial to those who gave their lives
in the European War 1914-1918
Names
None.
Who commissioned
Burnopfield and District War Memorial Committee
Cost
£1,000
How money was raised
Public subscription. Postcards of the ambulance were sold at 1d each.
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Supplied by Grimshaw, Leather of Sunderland.
Notes
1. This was a joint memorial with the obelisk B155.01
2. Prior to this, the ambulance had been horse-drawn. This was sold for £20 when the new ambulance was donated.
3. The National Health Service bought the ambulance in 1948.
4. “Since the taking over of the Memorial Van by the Burnopfield Brigade on January 29th it has been called upon to convey people in sickness and accident 110 times, so it will be seen most useful work is being done in the district, beside which the public and subscribers have the use of all nursing utensils free on producing a note from their doctor. Anyone wishing to help on the work can do so by sending a subscription, however small, to the Secretary, which will be thankfully received”. Consett Guardian.
2. Prior to this, the ambulance had been horse-drawn. This was sold for £20 when the new ambulance was donated.
3. The National Health Service bought the ambulance in 1948.
4. “Since the taking over of the Memorial Van by the Burnopfield Brigade on January 29th it has been called upon to convey people in sickness and accident 110 times, so it will be seen most useful work is being done in the district, beside which the public and subscribers have the use of all nursing utensils free on producing a note from their doctor. Anyone wishing to help on the work can do so by sending a subscription, however small, to the Secretary, which will be thankfully received”. Consett Guardian.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photo of dedication plaque: Dorothy Hall
Consett Guardian 23/11/1921 reports information in Note 4 above.
Illustrated Chronicle 31/01/1921 reports unveiling with photos.
Northern Echo 31/01/1921 reports unveiling.
Consett and Stanley Chronicle 04/02/1921 reports unveiling.
Stanley News 03/02/1921 reports unveiling.
Blaydon Courier 05/02/1921 reports unveiling.
Memories of Burnopfield Dorothy Rand and George Nairn, County Durham Books, ISBN 1 897585 54 5 includes a photograph of the vehicle.
St John Ambulance Burnopfield 1910-2007: a centenary souvenir; Sheila Thorpe and Dorothy Rand, Burnopfield, St John Ambulance, 2007, page 22
Consett Guardian 23/11/1921 reports information in Note 4 above.
Illustrated Chronicle 31/01/1921 reports unveiling with photos.
Northern Echo 31/01/1921 reports unveiling.
Consett and Stanley Chronicle 04/02/1921 reports unveiling.
Stanley News 03/02/1921 reports unveiling.
Blaydon Courier 05/02/1921 reports unveiling.
Memories of Burnopfield Dorothy Rand and George Nairn, County Durham Books, ISBN 1 897585 54 5 includes a photograph of the vehicle.
St John Ambulance Burnopfield 1910-2007: a centenary souvenir; Sheila Thorpe and Dorothy Rand, Burnopfield, St John Ambulance, 2007, page 22
External web link
Links to Source Material :
Research acknowledgements
Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale; Dorothy Hall; Tony Harding
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