Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque Old Boys 1914-18 Council School
Reference
B73.02
Place
BURRADON
Map ref
NZ 270723
Original Location
Burradon Council ( later First School) Front Street/Kirkwood or Burradon Road. On wall of hall.
Present Location
See Note 3 below.
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled July 1922 by Cllr. Walter Stell, Chairman of Longbenton Urban District Council.
Memorial Description
Plaque of dull steel set in a wood frame. At the top, set in its own frame, is a plate bearing the name of the school. Below this, also set in its own frame, is another plate bearing the dedication. The names are on a larger plate below this, listed in a single column. Lettering is in Roman capitals throughout.
Materials used
Dull Steel. (A metal plate pinned at the bottom says "Not to be polished").
Inscription
Burradon Council School / In grateful memory of the old boys / of this school who fell / in the European War 1914-1918
Names
How money was raised
Subscriptions from the pupils.
Notes
1. This was described at the unveiling as "a long list for a small village".
2. This plaque is identical in style to those in West Moor Council School, Killingworth, (K9.03) and Crookham Council School (C66.02).
3. This memorial was relocated from the old school to the new Burradon Primary School, and rededicated on 30th June 2006.
2. This plaque is identical in style to those in West Moor Council School, Killingworth, (K9.03) and Crookham Council School (C66.02).
3. This memorial was relocated from the old school to the new Burradon Primary School, and rededicated on 30th June 2006.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photo: Killingworth L.H.S.; Allan Oliver; Old postcard: Andrew Brooks
Morpeth Herald28/07/1922 reports unveiling.
Illustrated Chronicle 21/07/1922 reports unveiling.
Newcastle Daily Chronicle and North Mail 21/7/1922 reports unveiling of a memorial of "panelled oak"
Journal03/07/2006 reports rededication
Morpeth Herald28/07/1922 reports unveiling.
Illustrated Chronicle 21/07/1922 reports unveiling.
Newcastle Daily Chronicle and North Mail 21/7/1922 reports unveiling of a memorial of "panelled oak"
Journal03/07/2006 reports rededication
Links to Source Material :
Research acknowledgements
Allan Oliver, Norman Grainger and Lillian Shearing, (Killingworth LHS); J. Brown; Allan Calvert, REA.; Tony Harding; Andrew Brooks; Dorothy Hall; PC Tim Cousins;
Research In Progress
If you are researching this memorial please contact 2014@newmp.org.uk
Plaque Old Boys 1914-18 Council School (B73.02)
BURRADON, Council School.
Burradon Council School.
In grateful memory of the old boys
of this school who fell
in the European War 1914-1918
Robert H. Allan Pte. W.Y.
Thomas Allan Pte. N.F.
Ezekiel Atkins Gnr R.F.A.
Thos. Cowans Pte. R.G.A.
Amos Curry Pte. N.F.
Jonathan Dixon Cpl. R.E.
D. Gascoigne. Pte. C.G.
J.W. Gascoigne Pte. S.A.I.
Jos. Gibson L/Cpl N.F.
Robert Gray Dvr R.F.A.
George Hunter Pte. W.Y.
George Hunter Pte. N.F.
Rt. Hartley Sergt. N.F.
J.R. Hewitt Pte. S.S.R.
A. Johnston Pte. N.F.
John Littlefair Pte. N.F.
John T. Melvin Pte. R.I.F.
Arthur W. Moat Pte. N.F.
B. Robinson Pte. Y.R.
Allan Stoves Pte. N.F.
Jos. Stoves Pte. N.F.
W.A. Scott Sergt. D.L.I.
Thos. Taylor Gnr. R.N.
W. Taylor Sergt. N.F.
N. Thompson Gnr. R.F.A.
Arthur Wilson Cpl. N.F.
---------------------------------------------
The Morpeth Herald 28/7/1922 has slight differences
Sergeants R. Hartley, William Taylor and Walter A. Scott.
Corporals Jonathan Dixon and Arthur Wilson
Lance-Corporal Joseph Gibson
Gunners Ezekiel Atkins, Thomas Taylor and Nevison Thompson
Driver Robert Gray
Privates Thomas Allan, Robert H. Allan, Thomas Cowans, Amos Curry,
J.W. Gascoigne, D. Gascoigne, George Hunter (N.F.), George
Hunter (West Yorks), J.R. Hewitt, A. Johnstone, John Littlefair,
John T. Melvin, Arthur W. Moat, Benjamin Robinson, Joseph Stoves
and Allan Stoves.
---------------------------------------------
The Newcastle Daily Chronicle and North Mail 21/7/1922 has variations on the names:
Thomas Cowen instead of Thos. Cowans
Robert Grey instead of Gray
Benjamin Robinson instead of B. Robinson
Walter A. Scott instead of W.A. Scott
William Taylor instead of W. Taylor
Nevison Thompson instead of N. Thompson
NamesB73.02
You are looking at all the information and the best images we have so far on this memorial. If you can supply more information or better images please get in touch by sending an email to enquiries@newmp.org.uk.
Parish Notes
Every Name A Story
The British Library is preserving this site for the future in the UK Web Archive at www.webarchive.org.uk
Copyright 2013, North East War Memorials Project. Registered Charity No. 1113088
Another Effective Group Website