Memorial Details
Memorial
Cross 1914-18 1939-45 St. Michael's Churchyard
Reference
H119.01
Place
HAWTHORN
Map ref
NZ 418455
Original Location
Church of St. Michael and All Angels. Eastern corner of churchyard.
Which war
a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45
b. 1939-45
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
a. Unveiled October 1922 by J.S.G. Pemberton of Belmont Hall. Dedicated by the Bishop of Durham.
Memorial Description
Cross of wheeled type on a pediment of rusticated stone with one step, total height approx. 8 feet, in front of which are three flower containers. The whole set in a small stone-kerbed area, 6 feet x 5 feet 3 inches. The dedication is on the smoothed front face of the cross, the names are on the smoothed front face of the pedestal. The dates from 1939-45 are in a cartouche at the base of the shaft. All lettering is in sans serif capitals.
Materials used
Granite
Inscription
a. To / the glory / of / God / and in / honour / of / brave men / who fell in / the Great / War / 1914-1919
b. 1939-1945
b. 1939-1945
Names
Present condition
Very dirty and badly weathered, being near the coast.
Notes
1. Faculty number 1077, issued 7/7/1922 for the erection of a cross in the churchyard. Rustic cross 8’ high, enclosure 6’ by 5’3” near east side of porch. Number of names to be carved on the cross amended from 6 to 7 in correspondence leading to approval. The seventh name had not been on the Roll of Honour which the vicar….”found on the church door when I came in 1916”. The additional name was that of a man who had….“lived on the parish border, went to France at short notice and was soon killed”. The original list of names was: Robert Brown, Thomas Butt, Walter Ferry, Thomas Edward Gannon*, Thomas Martin, Stanley Simpson.
2. "*This name on the manuscript list in the papers has + Joseph + written next to Thomas, which is itself underlined. I have assumed, therefore, that the seventh casualty is Joseph Gannon” (John and Mavis Dixon)
2. "*This name on the manuscript list in the papers has + Joseph + written next to Thomas, which is itself underlined. I have assumed, therefore, that the seventh casualty is Joseph Gannon” (John and Mavis Dixon)
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: Simon Raine; Dorothy Hall
Diocese of Durham Faculty number 1077, issued 07/07/1922
Auckland and County Chronicle 05/10/1922
Northern Echo 02/10/1922 reports unveiling.
Seaham Weekly News 06/10/1922 reports unveiling.
Diocese of Durham Faculty number 1077, issued 07/07/1922
Auckland and County Chronicle 05/10/1922
Northern Echo 02/10/1922 reports unveiling.
Seaham Weekly News 06/10/1922 reports unveiling.
External web link
Links to Source Material :
Research acknowledgements
Fitzhugh Collection; Middleton in Teesdale; C. Sanders; John and Mavis Dixon; Dorothy Hall
Research In Progress
The WW 1 names on this memorial have been researched see Every Name a Story.
Cross 1914-18 1939-45 St. Michael's Churchyard (H119.01)
HAWTHORN St. Michael’s Churchyard.
To
the glory
of
God
and in
honour
of
brave men
who fell in
the Great
Wars
1914-1919
1939-1945
John James Bell
Robert Brown
Thomas Butt
Walter Ferry
Joseph Edward Gannon
Stanley Hall
Thomas Martin
Stanley Simpson
William Nixon
NamesH119.01
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