Memorial Details
Memorial
Statue 1914-18 1939-45 Korea Roadside
Reference
C92.01
Place
CHOPWELL
Map ref
NZ 120585
Original Location
By side of road in front of Social Club
Present Location
At entrance to Monument Court houses
Which war
a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45
c. Korea
b. 1939-45
c. Korea
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
a. Unveiled June 16th 1923 by Sir Thomas Oliver, dedicated by Rev. Angus McDonald, vicar of Chopwell.
Memorial Description
Statue of helmeted infantryman resting on a reversed rifle, standing on a square pedestal on a three-stepped base, in a paved area with gardens nearby. The dedication for 1914-18 is carried on the front of the pedestal with the quotation below. The names are listed in two columns on the two sides and back. The names from 1939-45 are on a sloping stone fixed to the top step. All lettering is in sans serif capitals.
Materials used
Aberdeen granite
Inscription
a. Pro Patria / In memory of / the men of / Chopwell / who laid down / their lives / for / Liberty, Honour / and / Justice / and / in defence of / King and Country / in / The Great War / also in grateful recognition / of all who served /
We are the dead / if ye break faith with us / we shall not sleep.
b. 1939-1945 / in memory of the people of Chopwell / who died in the Second World War.
c. Korean War 1950-1953
We are the dead / if ye break faith with us / we shall not sleep.
b. 1939-1945 / in memory of the people of Chopwell / who died in the Second World War.
c. Korean War 1950-1953
Names
Who commissioned
War Memorial Committee
Cost
c. £1,000
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
A. and F. Manuelle, 4-6 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2.
Ownership and maintenance
Deeds of the site were handed over to Blaydon Urban District Council at the unveiling ceremony.
Notes
1. A crowd of some 7,000 attended the unveiling in 1920.
2. From a population of less than 8,000, 1100 men served, 205 died in 1914-18
3. Sir Thomas Oliver was given a granite paper weight as a memento of the occasion.
4. From the list of names on the programme:
Hetherington R.J. reads Hetherington R.H. on memorial;
Posket reads Poskett on memorial.
5. Keith Callendar writes:
The name T.G. Houghton appears to be incorrect. It should be J.J. Houghton. John James Houghton was killed whilst serving with the D.L.I. at the Battle of the Somme and is commemorated on the memorial at Thiepval. His name appears correctly on the Roll of Honour in St. John’s Church, Chopwell (C92.02)
2. From a population of less than 8,000, 1100 men served, 205 died in 1914-18
3. Sir Thomas Oliver was given a granite paper weight as a memento of the occasion.
4. From the list of names on the programme:
Hetherington R.J. reads Hetherington R.H. on memorial;
Posket reads Poskett on memorial.
5. Keith Callendar writes:
The name T.G. Houghton appears to be incorrect. It should be J.J. Houghton. John James Houghton was killed whilst serving with the D.L.I. at the Battle of the Somme and is commemorated on the memorial at Thiepval. His name appears correctly on the Roll of Honour in St. John’s Church, Chopwell (C92.02)
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: J. Brown; Nan Smith, Simon Raine; C. Sanders; Steve Lamb; Dorothy Hall; old postcards: George Nairn
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 15/05/1920; 23/06/1923
Shields Daily News 21/06/1923
Illustrated Chronicle 15/06/1923 reports unveiling next Saturday; 18/06/1923 reports unveiling with photos.
Consett Guardian 22/06/1923 reports unveiling.
Stanley News and Consett Chronicle 21/06/1923 reports unveiling.
Northern Echo 15/06/1923 reports proposed unveiling tomorrow.
Blaydon Courier 23/06/1923 reports unveiling.
Coal, Community and Conflict: A History of Chopwell K. Hordon, 1995.
Source of quotation
“We are the dead; if ye break faith . . .” In Flanders Fields John McRae
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 15/05/1920; 23/06/1923
Shields Daily News 21/06/1923
Illustrated Chronicle 15/06/1923 reports unveiling next Saturday; 18/06/1923 reports unveiling with photos.
Consett Guardian 22/06/1923 reports unveiling.
Stanley News and Consett Chronicle 21/06/1923 reports unveiling.
Northern Echo 15/06/1923 reports proposed unveiling tomorrow.
Blaydon Courier 23/06/1923 reports unveiling.
Coal, Community and Conflict: A History of Chopwell K. Hordon, 1995.
Source of quotation
“We are the dead; if ye break faith . . .” In Flanders Fields John McRae
External web link
Links to Source Material :
Additional Research documents (click to download)
Research acknowledgements
Mrs. N. Smith (Ryton); C. Sanders; Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale; George Nairn; Dorothy Hall; Keith Callendar; Steve Lamb; Mike Butynski
Research In Progress
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Statue 1914-18 1939-45 Korea Roadside (C92.01)
CHOPWELL, By roadside.
On front
Pro Patria
In memory of
the men of
Chopwell
who laid down
their lives
for
Liberty, Honour
and
Justice
and
in defence of
King and Country
in
The Great War
also in grateful recognition
of all who served
1914 1918
--------------
We are the dead
if ye break faith with us
we shall not sleep.
--------------
1939-1945
in memory of the people of Chopwell
who died in the Second World War.
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On right side
Allen, R. Caygill, J.W.
Allison, T. Chaplin, F.
Angus, J.T. Charlton, M.R.M.
Appleton, F.R. Clark, J.J.
Armoury, C.F. Clark, R.
Armoury, J.H. Clemitson, N.L.
Armstrong, J.J. Clifford, J.
Armstrong, J.T. Clipperton, W.C.
Armstrong, R. Coates, R.
Armstrong, T.W. Coates, W.H.
Armstrong, W. Cobain, H.
Armstrong, W.A. Collingwood, J.W.
Atkinson, F. Collins, J.
Bailey, J. Collins, T.
Barker, J. Cook, R.
Barnes, J.W. Conghlan, R.
Barron, J.W. Conlan J.
Bell, H.J. Coulthard, J.W.
Betton, L. Coulthard, R.
Bevil, T. Coulthard, W.
Birbeck, W.A. Cowen, R.W.
Black J. Cruddas, A.
Bolam, G. Curl, S.C.
Braddick, N.W. Curry, W.
Broad, J. Davis, G.
Brown, J. Davison, W.
Brown, J.H. Dawson, W.
Brown, J.R. Dixon, F.
Brown, W.W. Dixon, N.M.
Brumwell, T. Dobson, R.
Burton, I. Dodds, J.S.
Cairns, T.W. Dodds, W.
Carr, W.A. Driver, R.
Carroll, J.W. Dunn, C.
Cawthorne, S. Edwards, E.
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Korean War 1950-1953
In Memory of
Mathew Killeen R.N.F. who died 28th April 1952
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Back
Farrar, J. Hughes, T.H.
Faulder, T. Hume, A.
Fletcher, A. Hutchinson, J.H.
Forster, F. Ibbotson, M.
Foster, J.T. Jennings, W.
Foster, W., N.F. Johnson, F.
Foster, W., R.A.M.C. Johnson, W.
Frame, B. Kelly, T.
Gardner, J. Kennyford, J.W
Gibson, J.W. Kidd, G.
Gibson, T. Kilpatrick, H.J.
Gill, D. Laws, E.
Goodwin, C. Lockey, W.
Goodwin, J.W. Longstaff, E.
Graham, J. Longstaff, G.
Graham, R. Low, J.
Gray, G.E. Lynn, O.S.
Greener, G. Macfarlane, J.J.
Greener, J. McKeown, G.
Grierson, J. McLean, J.
Grigg, M. McNeill, J.
Hall, J.G. McQueen A.
Hannah, H. Maddison, R.
Hardwick, C.T. Marsh, W.
Harrison, H. Martin, J.
Hawley, W. Martin, W.
Heslop, F. Merritt, J.
Heslop, J.E. Milburn, H.
Hetherington, J.H. Miller, S.
Hetherington, W. Minto, G.W.
Hinde, W. Mitten, H.C.
Hood, A. Moralee, T.
Hood, W. Morley, T.
Hooks, J.S. Murphy, J.
Houghton, J.G. Myers, A.
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Left side
Neilson, N.C. Smith, D.
Newman, J. Smith, J.
Nevins, S. Smith, W.
Nixon, J.R. Stephenson, G.
Noon, T. Stephenson, J.
Oswald, F. Stephenson, R.
Parkin, W.H. Tarn, J.
Pearson, J.N. Temple, E.
Pearson, J.W. Thompson, G.
Pearson, W.R. Thompson, J.
Peart, W. Tiplady, T.
Poskett, R.V. Towler, G.
Raine, F. Towler, R.
Raine, J. Towler, W.
Raine, Jno. Turnbull, G.
Raper, E. Waistell, T.
Readman, J. Wallace, I.
Richardson, J. Walters, F.
Richardson, J.C. Wardilow, J.
Roberts, J. Ware, J.W.
Robinson, A. Waters, J.
Robinson, J. Watson, J.
Robinson, W. Waugh, J.
Robson, G. Waugh, T.
Robson, J. Welsh, T.J.
Robson, L. Wiles, A.
Robson, T.C. Wilkinson, E.
Routledge, J.T. Williams, E.
Roxby, W. Winter, T.
Scott, W. Woof, F.
Sharp, G.E. Wright, J.
Shaw, J. Wright, J.R.
Simpson, J.J.
Slee, R.
Slowther, T.G.
NamesC92.01
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