Memorial Details
Memorial
Roll of Honour 1914-18 1939-45 St. Edmund
Reference
E70.01
Place
EDMUNDBYERS
Map ref
NZ 014499
Original Location
St. Edmund’s Church, Church Lane. To the left of the main doors and behind the stone font.
Which war
a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45
b. 1939-45
Memorial Description
Roll of Honour behind glass in in oak frame. Top section of frame is surmounted by a cross and the base has a hook which allows a wreath of poppies to hang.
There is a quotation followed by the names of two men who died.
Below this are the names of those who served 1914-18, listed in three columns. This is followed by those who served in 1939-45, again in three columns.
All lettering is calligraphed in black capitals with all initials in red.
Below this, the names of those who served are listed in three columns followed by similar inclusion in three columns of names from 1939-45
There is a quotation followed by the names of two men who died.
Below this are the names of those who served 1914-18, listed in three columns. This is followed by those who served in 1939-45, again in three columns.
All lettering is calligraphed in black capitals with all initials in red.
Below this, the names of those who served are listed in three columns followed by similar inclusion in three columns of names from 1939-45
Materials used
Parchment behind glass
Inscription
Edmundbyers / Roll of Honour / 1914-1918 Top (below 1914 – 1918)
“He asked long life and thou gavest him long life / even for ever”.
Names of the men and women from this Parish / who served in his Majesty’s Forces / 1914-1918 / 1939-1945
“He asked long life and thou gavest him long life / even for ever”.
Names of the men and women from this Parish / who served in his Majesty’s Forces / 1914-1918 / 1939-1945
Names
Present condition
The memorial appears to be in reasonably good condition, although it is difficult to tell, due to the subdued lighting.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: Errol Broomfield; Ron Carson; Simon Raine
Source of quotation
“He asked long life . . .” : Psalm 21 v 4
Source of quotation
“He asked long life . . .” : Psalm 21 v 4
External web link
Research acknowledgements
E. Broomfield; R. Carson; Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale
Research In Progress
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Roll of Honour 1914-18 1939-45 St. Edmund (E70.01)
EDMUNDBYERS, St. Edmund’s Church.
Edmundbyers
Roll of Honour
1914-1918
“He asked long life of thee, and thou gavest him long life,
even for ever”
Alfred Hutchinson Frederick Lisle Newstead
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Names of the Men and Women from this Parish
who served in His Majesty’s Forces
1914-1918
James Anderson John Egglestone Dodd Basil Newstead
Robert Atkinson Harry Dodd Frank Rowland
Elizabeth Annie Bell Albany Dodd Frank Rowland
Herbert Bell Richard Forster Gerald Shiel
John George Bell Frederick Hall Archibald Shiel
Frederick Bell William Hamilton Thomas Steel
Robert William Bell Robert Hind William Steel
Joseph Dinning John Hutchinson Freda Stephenson
Stanley Dobson Arthur Brodie Jackson William Stephenson
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1939 – 1945
John Armstrong Harold Hedley Charles Parkin
Leslie C. Benns James Kay Alfred Penfold
Ernest Brown Sylvia H. Kirkby James D. Rose
Thomas H. Cook Thomas Limond John W. Sherwood
Margaret Dery Ernest Limond Alistair G.M. Watson
John G. Ellison Robert Limond Norman Young
George Fulton Ernest L. Markham Robert L. Markham
NamesE70.01
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