Memorial Details
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Memorial
Plaque 1914-18 Industrial Social Club
Reference
H62.08
Place
HIRST
Original Location
Hirst Industrial Social Club, 40 Woodhorn Road.
Present Location
The club was redesigned.
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled 13th November 1920 by Capt. W.S. Sanderson of Morpeth.
Memorial Description
Plaque "with four massive pillars of Grecian type".
Materials used
Oak
Inscription
In Memoriam
Names
Present condition
Memorial destroyed when club was revamped.
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Cyril Jarmain of Newcastle.
Notes
1. At the outbreak of war, the club had a membership of 250, of whom 151 joined up.
2. Members who received distinctions were listed as follows:
J. Fairholm, M.M., Croix de Guerre;
Wm. Morton, M.M.;
W. Taylor, M.M.;
N. Elliott, M.M.
2. Members who received distinctions were listed as follows:
J. Fairholm, M.M., Croix de Guerre;
Wm. Morton, M.M.;
W. Taylor, M.M.;
N. Elliott, M.M.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Morpeth Herald 19/11/1920 reports the unveiling ceremony.
Alnwick & County Gazette 20/11/1920 reports unveiling.
Northern Echo 15/11/1920 reports unveiling.
North Mail 15/11/1920 reports briefly on the unveiling.
Newcastle Daily Chronicle 15/11/1920 reports unveiling.
Alnwick & County Gazette 20/11/1920 reports unveiling.
Northern Echo 15/11/1920 reports unveiling.
North Mail 15/11/1920 reports briefly on the unveiling.
Newcastle Daily Chronicle 15/11/1920 reports unveiling.
Links to Source Material :
Research acknowledgements
J. Brown; Hirst Industrial Social Club; Dorothy Hall
Research In Progress
Alan Grint is researching the names on this memorial.
Contact: Ashington War Memorials
Plaque 1914-18 Industrial Social Club (H62.08)
HIRST, Industrial Social Club.
The layout of this memorial is unknown.
The names are extracted from a newspaper report,
and have not been compared with the original
nor a good photograph.
There were also 145 other names of those who served.
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In memoriam.
George Dixon. W. Dunn.
C. Gascoigne. R. Johnson.
E. Turnbull. J.P. Tully.
NamesH62.08
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