Memorial Details
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Memorial
Roll of Honour Served 1939-45 St. Cuthbert
Reference
E23.02
Place
ELSDON
Map ref
NY 936933
Original Location
St. Cuthbert's Church. On north inner wall.
Which war
1939-45
Memorial Description
Roll of Honour, 40 inches high x 32inches wide (1.01 m x 812 mm) mounted behind glass in a plain dark wood frame.
The inscription is printed in black ink in Roman lettering, apart from the word "Elsdon" which is printed in archaic print, and the words "Roll of Honour" in which the initials "R" and "H" are in black, and the rest in red, in illuminated manuscript style. The names are printed in two columns. At the bottom is a painted ribbon bearing the words "Lest We Forget" printed in black capitals, and framing a photograph of Elsdon church. There is a narrow painted border round the whole text.
The inscription is printed in black ink in Roman lettering, apart from the word "Elsdon" which is printed in archaic print, and the words "Roll of Honour" in which the initials "R" and "H" are in black, and the rest in red, in illuminated manuscript style. The names are printed in two columns. At the bottom is a painted ribbon bearing the words "Lest We Forget" printed in black capitals, and framing a photograph of Elsdon church. There is a narrow painted border round the whole text.
Materials used
Card mounted in oak wood frame with glass front.
Inscription
Elsdon / Roll of Honour / of those who served their King / and Country during the World War / 1939-1945
Lest we forget
Lest we forget
Names
Present condition
Good
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Mawson, Swan and Morgan Ltd.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: J. Brown; P. Thirkell; Tony Harding
Redewetter No.6 Magazine of the Redesdale Society.
Source of quotation:
“Lest we forget” Recessional Rudyard Kipling
Redewetter No.6 Magazine of the Redesdale Society.
Source of quotation:
“Lest we forget” Recessional Rudyard Kipling
Research acknowledgements
Janet Brown; Redesdale Society; P. Thirkell; Raymond Ion; Tony Harding
Research In Progress
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Roll of Honour Served 1939-45 St. Cuthbert (E23.02)
ELSDON
Roll of Honour
of those who served their King
and Country during the World War
1939-1945
Left hand column
Anderson, Anthony D. A.B. R.N.
Arthur, George R. W.O.I.(Cdr) R.E.M.E.
Beall, Robert I. L.Cpl. Royal Ulster Rifles.
Brennan, Jack Cpl. R.A.F.
Brown, Arthur S.H. L.Cpl. R.A.S.C.
Brown, Blanche M. Pte. A.T.S. A.A.
Brown, William E. B.S.M. R.A.
Clarkson, Margaret A.C.W.I. W.A.A.F.
Clarkson, Ralph W. A.B. R.N.
Clarkson, Williamena L.A.C.W. W.A.A.F.
Dent, Arthur A. Pte. B.A.O.C.
Dent, Cyril. P.O. R.N.
Dent, Lily A.C.W.I. W.A.A.F.
Dunn, Robert N. Marine Royal Marines
Elliott, Charles A. Gnr. R.A.
Familton, John P. Leading Pat. Naval Provost Detachment
Familton, Victor M.S. Sgt. R.A.S.C.
Ferrell, Mark S.A. R.N.
Foreman, John N. Gnr. R.A.
Grieve, Albert E. Pte. G.H.L.I.
Grieve, George W. A.B. St. R.N.
Grieve, Margaret E. O.F.C. A.T.S. A.A.
Hedley, Adrian E. Capt. R.N.F.
Hillis, Constance. Pte. A.T.S.
Hillis, John T. St.Sgt. R.E.M.E.
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Right hand column
Hillis, Tertius C. Dvr. R.A.S.C.
Hillis, Thea C.P.O. W.R.N.S.
Jones, Albert W. Gnr. R.A.
Mather, Suzanne R. L.A.C.W. W.A.A.F.
Milburn, James R. Cpl. R.A.M.C.
Morley, Mollie L.A.C.W. W.A.A.F.
Ord, James W. Sto.I.C. R.N.
Patterson, Jack Marine Royal Marines
Rowson, John C. C.F.3rd Class R.A.Ch.D.
Scott, Ghent D. L.A.C. R.A.F.
Scott, John Cpl. R.A.F.
Snaith, John Dvr. R.A.S.C.
Stewart, Robert Trooper R. Armoured Corps
Storey, Riddell A. L.A.C. R.A.F.
Storey, Ernest W. Pte. Border Regt.
Storey, James A. A.B.Sen. R.N.
Storey, Mary H. L.A.C.W. W.A.A.F.
Storey, Robt. Sea P.S.S.G. R.N.P.S.
Storey, William H. Sapper R.E.
Teasdale, George W. Pte. R.A.S.C.
Telfer, Mary L.A.C.W. W.A.A.F.
Thompson, Frank A.B. R.N.
Thompson, George L.A.C. R.A.F.
Thompson, Richard P.O. R.A.F.
Wilson, Thompson Pte. H.L.I.
Lest We Forget
NamesE23.02
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