Memorial

Plaque 1914-18 Served Working Men’s Club

Eldon Lane

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

NEWMP Ref No.: E76.03

Parish: Eldon Lane

Original Location:

Eldon Lane Working Men’s Club.

In the Reading Room

Present Location:

On the south wall of the main lobby.

Now one of three

Which War:

1914-18

Dedication, Creation or Publication date:

Unveiled July 19th 1919 by Mr. Robson Spensley, oldest member of the Durham Branch executive of the Union Clubs and Institutes.

Materials Used:

Best English oak

Who Commissioned:

Eldon Lane & District Working Men’s Club & Institute

Sculptor, Artist or Designer:

C.W.S. Cabinet Factory, Pelaw.
Designer – F.R. Horsman
Club Union Ltd.

Inscription:

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

Memorial Description:

Roll of Honour behind glass in a pedimented frame.

At centre top of the frame is a badge carved in half relief bears the initials “E.L.D.” (“Eldon Lane and District”)

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 shield at centre bottom.

The names are listed in five columns.

Those who died have a red letter “D” to the right of the name.

Names:

290 names only.
See transcript.

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

Sources:

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

Sources Link: Darlington and Stockton Times (North) 1919 07 26 Sat Eldon Lane 03

Additional Research Documents

Research Acknowledgements:

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

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Names Documents:

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)”

——————————————-

  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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