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Plaque 1914-18 Served Working Men’s Club

Reference

E76.03

Place

ELDON LANE

Original Location

Eldon Lane Working Men’s Club. On the south wall. One of three

Present Location

This was originally in the Reading Room/Library of the Club building.

Which war

1914-18

Memorial Description

Roll of Honour behind glass in a pedimented frame. At centre top of the frame is a badge carved in half relief. The roll has a border. At centre bottom is a wreath inside which are the words“The Great War 1914, 5, 6,7 8, Inside. with a badge at centre bottom. The names are listed in five columns.
Those who died have a red letter “D” to the right of the name.

Materials used

Best English oak

Inscription

In Glorious Memory of / The Members of / Eldon Lane & District / Working Men’s Club & Institute Ld
Roll of Honour

Names

290 names only.
See transcript.

Who commissioned

Club Union Ltd.

Sculptor, Artist or Designer

CWS Cabinet Factory, Pelaw. Designer - F.R. Horsman

Notes

1. “Owing to omissions caused by members who were in the Army for a short time only, not reporting themselves as having served, the list is slightly inaccurate, but an accurate list is shown later in this book”. See E76.04

Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material

Photos: Simon Raine; John and Mavis Dixon; James Pasby

External web link

Durham at War

Links to Source Material :

Darlington and Stockton Times (North) 1919 07 26 Sat

Research acknowledgements

Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale; John and Mavis Dixon; Derek Hall; Club staff

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Plaque 1914-18 Served Working Men’s Club (E76.03)

 
Eldon Lane Working Men’s Club.  
  
On the original, the letter “D” in red is beside the names of those who died.
For this transcript, to make it clearer, this has been extended to read “(Died)”
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   In Glorious Memory of
   The Members of
   Eldon Lane & District
   Working Men’s Club & Institute Ld.
  
   ROLL OF HONOUR
-------------------------------------------
Left hand column
   Allison T.Wm.
   Armstrong E.
   Armstrong J.
   Aspinall C.R.
   Bailey Wm.
   Barker D.
   Beaston Wm.
   Bell H.
   Bell T.R.
   Benjamin Wm.B.
   Bird Geo.
   Bird J.
   Binks Jos.
   Blades R.
   Blades J.     (Died)
   Blenkinsopp Jas.
   Blackett J.W.
   Bowman G.E.
   Bone Wm.B.
   Bone Chas.
   Bowe Wm.
   Boddy Jos.
   Brassell Jos.
   Broom Jas.
   Brown A.    (Died)
   Brown J.    (Died)
   Brown S.
   Brownbridge F.
   Brudnell F.
   Bradley A.
   Buckland Geo.
   Burdess Wm.
   Bussey T.
   Bussey R.
   Case J. A.
   Christie Jno.
   Chambers Wm.
   Chalder C.
   Clark Jos.
   Clark J.G.
   Clark Wm.
   Clark L.
   Clayton T.
   Cleasby T.
   Clempson Wm.
   Coates Jno.
   Constantine Hy.
   Connor T.    (Died)
   Cousins R.
   Cresswell Jno.
   Cunningham M.
   Clutler A.
   Dargue R.
   Davis Ed. (Senr.)
   Davis Ed. (Junr.)
   Davis B.
   Davison Jos.
   Dent Jno.J.
-------------------------------------------
Second Column
   Dent J.
   Dixon T.    (Died)
   Dixon T.Wm.
   Dixon R.
   Dobson Jno.
   Dobson C.
   Dougal Jno.
   Dogaer B.    (Died)
   Dunn G.H.
   Dunn R.
   Ebden Geo.
   Ellis J.E.
   Ellis Jos.
   Elliott Geo.
   Elliott Chas.
   Elliott Wm.
   Elliott F.
   Emmerson G.A.
   Errington Geo.
   Falls A.
   Fegan D.
   Firbank Jno.
   Forbes J.W.
   Forbes R.
   Forbes N.
   Foster C.
   Franklin E.
   Franklin T.
   Francis W.
   French G.
   Fuller A.W.
   Garbutt J.G.
   Gash T.    (Died)
   Gibson T.
   Gibbs E.
   Gibbs S.    (Died)
   Gill A.
   Gittins A.
   Goldsborough P.
   Gowland Geo.
   Gray C.W.
   Greenfield Wm.
   Guy T.W.
   Harrington Wm.
   Harrison R.
   Handisides Jas.
   Hann O.
   Hawes Jos.
   Hawes Jno.
   Harker F.
   Hedley G.    (Died)
   Heslop Wm.
   Heslop R.
   Hetherington Wm.
   Hillary H.
   Higginson C.
   Hicks F.
   Hill J.    (Died)
-------------------------------------------
Centre column
   Holmes Geo.
   Holmes J.G.
   Holmes W.
   Hopps J.E.    (Died)
   Horn Wm.
   Houghton R.
   Howard Jno.
   Hole Wm.
   Hudspeth A.
   Hudspeth S.
   Hutchinson R.B.
   Hutchinson Jos.
   Hutchinson (Galley) J.
   Hutchinson Wm.
   Hughes E.
   Hudson Wm.
   Hubery J.    (Died)
   Hubery H.    (Died)
   Hubery T.
   Humble Wm.
   Jackson R.H.
   Jackson T.
   Jackson V.    (Died)
   Jacques Jno.
   Jennison Geo.
   Jefferson B.
   Jones E.S.    (Died)
   Jones A.
   Jones A.B.
   Jones F.
   Jones Jno.
   Jones S.
   Johnson Jno.
   Johnson Jos.
   Johnson A.
   Kelly Jno.
   Kettlewell R.
   Keller Jos.
   Kerr Jas.
   King Geo.
   Kirkup R.
   Laycock F.
   Laycock A.
   Landreth H.
   Lawson C.
   Linsley Jas.
   Linsley T.
   Lowe F.
   Lisgo A.    (Died)
   Lee Wm.
   Longstaff F.
   Longthorne J.W.
   Lyons Wm.
   Mawson A.
   Mason G.B.
   Mason L.
   Matthews G.H.
   Mather Wm.    (Died)
-------------------------------------------
Fourth column
   Mallett A.
   McHugh Jno.
   McMahon Jas.
   Metcalfe T.    (Died)
   Metcalfe Geo.
   Morris J.    (Died)
   Morris J.G.
   Morton Wm.
   Moore R.
   Moore C.
   Moyes J.E.
   Moyle Wm.
   Murphy H.
   Murphy Jos.
   Mulholland F.B.
   Mulholland D.
   Newcombe J.E.
   Nelson C.O.
   Nicklin B.
   Oates T.
   Pattison Wm.
   Patterson Geo.
   Patrick Geo.
   Pawson W.
   Peacock E.
   Pepper C.
   Posselwaite P.    (Died)
   Pollitt E.
   Pentland T.
   Preshous E.
   Pugh J.    (Died)
   Raine Jos. (Died)
   Race Hy.
   Race I.
   Race Jas.
   Raisbeck J.W.
   Reed G.A.
   Riches Wm.
   Riches W.
   Richardson Wm.
   Richardson Jas.
   Richardson C.
   Riley Wm.
   Ridley Geo.
   Robson T.
   Robinson F.
   Roberts D.
   Rowley Wm.
   Ruecroft A.
   Sanders F.
   Scales F.
   Scott G.
   Scott W.
   Sellars T.
   Siddle T.
   Siddle Geo.
   Shepherd Wm.    (Died)
   Shepherd R.
-------------------------------------------
Fifth column
   Shields T.H.
   Spencer A.
   Simpson R.
   Simpson Jno.
   Stephenson Wm.    (Died)
   Stephenson A.
   Stearman R.
   Swainston Wm.
   Stewart T.
   Stewart R.
   Smith F.
   Smith N.
   Smith Jos.
   Smith S.    (Died)
   Smith Robt.
   Smith R.
   Smith Wm.
   Taylor W. 
   Taylor M.
   Tate Jno.
   Tate A.
   Thompson W.H.    (Died)
   Thompson S.
   Thompson J.E.
   Thompson R.
   Thompson J.G.
   Turton Wm.
   Turnbull T.
   Vitty Jos.
   Van Den Berghen G.
   Walker A.
   Walker Wm.
   Walton R.
   Walton R.
   Walton Robt.
   Walton J.W.
   Welford C.
   Welford E.
   Wearmouth J.W.
   Wearmouth D.
   White T.
   Wilson Jos.
   Wilson Hy.
   Wilson Jno.
   Wilson A.
   Wilson R.
   Wilson M.    (Died)
   Wilson F.
   Winn Jos.
   Williamson Hy.
   Williams Geo.
   Williams Jno.
   Wilkinson Wm.
   Winship Jos.
   Woodward C.
   Woodward T.
   Young J.
   Young F.
  
   THE GREAT 
   1914.5.6.7.8
   WAR
  
Names E76.03

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