Memorial Details
Memorial
Panel 1914-18 Wellesley Nautical School
Reference
B42.13
Place
BLYTH
Map ref
NZ 318810
Original Location
Wellesley Nautical School, Links Road. Interior wall of school Chapel.
Present Location
North Tyneside Museum, Segedunum
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled 11th August 1921 by The Duke of Northumberland.
Memorial Description
Panel in a wood frame, measuring 48 inches high by 38 inches wide. There is a plain gold band around the inner edge, with a gold boss in each corner of the frame, and a gold Maltese cross painted at the top. The names appear in two columns. The lettering is incised and painted gold, using Roman capitals throughout.
Materials used
Mahogany with teak frame.
Inscription
Wellesley Nautical School / Formerly Wellesley Training Ship / Roll of Honour / Officers and Boys who have made the / Supreme Sacrifice in the Great War / 1914-1918
Names
Present condition
Reputedly damaged by vandals.
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Architect; Mr. W.H. Wood of Newcastle.
Notes
1 From the school, 295 boys served in the Royal Navy and 348 in the Army. 76 were killed or drowned, 97 wounded, 7 were missing, 6 civil prisoners of war, 18 prisoners of war and 1 interned in Holland. Twenty honours were gained. The boys in the institution made 165,700 shell grummets of munition works, etc.
2. A memorial to the fallen was proposed costing no more than £100.
3. This was sold at auction in 2010 by the Trustees and bought by people who wanted the items kept locally. They are now at North Tyneside Museum, Segedunum.
2. A memorial to the fallen was proposed costing no more than £100.
3. This was sold at auction in 2010 by the Trustees and bought by people who wanted the items kept locally. They are now at North Tyneside Museum, Segedunum.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: Jack Tait; Tony Harding
Shields Daily News 21/04/1920 carries an article about the school
Blyth News 11/08/1921 reports unveiling
Illustrated Chronicle 29/08/1919 reports proposal to erect a memorial.
Northern Echo 29/08/1919 reports proposal to erect a memorial.
Newcastle Daily Chronicle 1/8/1916 reports numbers of scholars serving and other activities; 13/11/196 reports 51 former pupils had fallen; 29/12/1916 reports 231 old boys in the navy and 272 in the army; 29/08/1919 carries lengthy report of the school’s annual meeting; 10/08/1921 reports unveiling
Shields Daily News 21/04/1920 carries an article about the school
Blyth News 11/08/1921 reports unveiling
Illustrated Chronicle 29/08/1919 reports proposal to erect a memorial.
Northern Echo 29/08/1919 reports proposal to erect a memorial.
Newcastle Daily Chronicle 1/8/1916 reports numbers of scholars serving and other activities; 13/11/196 reports 51 former pupils had fallen; 29/12/1916 reports 231 old boys in the navy and 272 in the army; 29/08/1919 carries lengthy report of the school’s annual meeting; 10/08/1921 reports unveiling
Links to Source Material :
Research acknowledgements
The late Jack Tait, Blyth Local History Society; Dorothy Hall; Tony Harding; Graham Corkhill
Research In Progress
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Panel 1914-18 Wellesley Nautical School (B42.13)
BLYTH Wellesley Nautical School
Wellesley Nautical School
formerly Wellesley Training ship
Roll of Honour
Officers and boys who have made the
Supreme Sacrifice in the Great War
1914-1918
Officers
F. Stone Royal Navy H. Nacel Durham L.I.
H. Desmond M.F.A. Eleanor W. Jewitt Highland L.I.
E. Ellis E.Yorks Regiment T. Hudson 10th Hussars
Boys W.G. Wood K.O.S.B.
W. Horrocks H.M.S. Bacchante H. Banks Lancashire Regt
G. Harris " Begonia W. Duggan " "
N. Keithley " Bulwark H. Garrity " "
J. Richardson " Canada J. Mort " "
F. Henley " Hawke E. Avery 9th Lancers
D. Warren " Hildaweld N.G. Loraine Machine Gun Corps
J. Bennett " Indefatigable W. Oates Manchester Regt.
E. Houghland " " J.G. Battista Northd. Fusiliers
J. Micheaux " " C. Bensley " "
A. Hold " Invincible E. Catenby " "
J.W. McCaw " Monmouth J. Colley " "
M. Rawlinson " " C. Cook " "
E. Bowes " Progress N. Cranston " "
W. Atkinson " Queen Mary A.H. Dawson " "
J. Kelly " " J. Dryden " "
E. Tate " " J. Dunleavey " "
R. Redford " Stephen Furness R. Goldworthy " "
J. Powley " Vanguard W. Hennessey " “
F. Monks " Viknor A. Leith " “
F. Sadler R.N. Division D. McMullen " “
E. Cooper S.S. Barrowmore J. Watson " “
G. Shepherd " " R. Wood " “
D. Curtis " Cymbeline J. Harrison Royal Berks.
J.W. Todd " Glenmorven H. Johnson Tyneside Scottish
F. Pearson " C.A. Jacques E. Gibbon Warwicks
W. Weightman Taplon W.H. Cooper Welsh Regt.
F. Ridley Lost off Irish coast F. Howett " “
J.R. Wilson Argyle & Suthd. Regt. A. Dyson West Yorks
J. Long Australian Forces A. Leach Yorks. Regt.
W. Parker Border Regt. J. Thompson " “
N.H. Bateson Duke of Wellington's J.C. Turnbull " “
T. Christlow Durham L.I. H. Clarke Yorks & Lancs.
T. Collinson " " F. Walton " “
M. Donnelly " " C. Cox Died of wounds
J.W. Elliott " " T. Duffy Killed in action
J. Frost " " J. Jackson " “
J. Murdy " " W. Raine " “
NamesB42.13
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