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Memorial
Plaque 1914-18 Osborne Working Men's Club
Reference
C105.31
Place
CHESTER LE STREET
Map ref
NZ 274512
Original Location
Osborne Workmen’s Club, Osborne Road
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled Wednesday March 3rd 1920 by Capt. John Thompson.
Memorial Description
Roll of Honour
Inscription
In glorious memory of the members of Osborne Workmen’s Club, Chester le Street.
Roll of Honour
Roll of Honour
Names
Who commissioned
Osborne Club committee
Present condition
Missing
Notes
1. The name “T. Fairbain” is “T. Fairbairn”
2. Stanley Renwick on this memorial is the M. Renwick on the town memorial. Michael Renwick was in service before the War, but there were three others also called Michael so he became known as Stanley. (Margaret Sutherland source).
3. Hallider should read Halliday
4. Harry Bailey has been identified as Harry Bucknell Bailey
5. This Roll of Honour used to be mounted just within the entrance on a pillar, which was the oldest part of the club premises.
6. There were 530 members the Osborne Workmen's Club, of whom 217 joined the Army and 13 made the supreme sacrifice.
2. Stanley Renwick on this memorial is the M. Renwick on the town memorial. Michael Renwick was in service before the War, but there were three others also called Michael so he became known as Stanley. (Margaret Sutherland source).
3. Hallider should read Halliday
4. Harry Bailey has been identified as Harry Bucknell Bailey
5. This Roll of Honour used to be mounted just within the entrance on a pillar, which was the oldest part of the club premises.
6. There were 530 members the Osborne Workmen's Club, of whom 217 joined the Army and 13 made the supreme sacrifice.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Chester-le-Street Chronicle 12/03/1920 reports unveiling “last Wednesday".
External web link
Additional Notes
Research acknowledgements
Dorothy Hall; James Pasby; Margaret Sutherland
Research In Progress
James Pasby is researching the WW1 names on this memorial Contact:
james@newmp.org.uk
Plaque 1914-18 Osborne Working Men's Club (C105.31)
CHESTER LE STREET Osborne Working Men’s Club.
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 a good photograph.
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In glorious memory
of the members of
Osborne Workmen’s Club, Chester le Street.
Roll of Honour
William Healer Joe Hann
Ezra Neave Fred. Hallider
Thos. Fairbain Jas. Greenwell
John Dawson Geo. Pickering
Thos. Taylor W. Parker
Stanley Renwick Harry Bailey
John Lawrence Gettings
NamesC105.31
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Parish Notes
Every Name A Story
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