Memorial Details
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Memorial
Obelisk 1914-18 1939-45 Roadside
Reference
H81.02
Place
HUMSHAUGH
Map ref
NY 916714
Original Location
At roadside, just west of village.
Which war
a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45
b. 1939-45
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
a. Unveiled 7th February 1920 by Major-General Sir R.A. Kerr Montgomery, K.C.M.G., C.B., D.S.O. Dedicated by Vicar, Rev. T.H. Pitman.
Memorial Description
Obelisk, total height 17 feet, standing on a squared pedestal. The dedication is incised in a panel on the front of the obelisk itself, with a Tudor rose carved in half relief in each corner. The dates "1914" and "1918" are above and below this panel.
The names from 1914-18 are on the front of the pedestal, those in the N.F. listed in two columns, those from other regiments in a single column.
The names from 1939-45 are on the side of the pedestal. All lettering is in lead attached to the stone, using Roman capitals throughout.
The names from 1914-18 are on the front of the pedestal, those in the N.F. listed in two columns, those from other regiments in a single column.
The names from 1939-45 are on the side of the pedestal. All lettering is in lead attached to the stone, using Roman capitals throughout.
Materials used
Heworth freestone.
Inscription
a. 1914 / to the / memory / of those / who fell / in the / Great / War / 1919
b. 1939-1945
b. 1939-1945
Names
Who commissioned
War Memorial Committee.
How money was raised
a. Public subscription. Site given by Major E.P. Clayton of Walwick.
b. Chollerford and District Branch of British Legion paid for the cost of adding two names on the memorial.
b. Chollerford and District Branch of British Legion paid for the cost of adding two names on the memorial.
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Designed by W.R. Knowles, Architect, Newcastle on Tyne. Built by Mr. Aves of Hexham.
Ownership and maintenance
Handed over to the Parish Council at the unveiling ceremony in 1920.
Notes
1. Among initial proposals for a memorial were:
- a village hall;
- a bed in Newcastle General Hospital;
- cottages for discharged soldiers; a cross;
- a cross and Victory Hall; (the Newcastle Daily Journal reports that the rest of the memorial is to be a Victory Hall).
2. Road improvements demanded the move to another site, but this was objected to and not carried out.
3. When requested by the British Legion to add two names to the memorial for 1939-45, the Parish Council replied that they had no powers to incur the expense, and suggested trying the Trustees of the Comforts Fund.
4. In 1914-18, from a population of 625 in the parish, 105 served, 15 were killed.
5. This was the last military act by Major-Gen. Sir R.A, Kerr-Montgomery prior to relinquishing the command of the Tyne Garrison.
6. The original location was to have been at the junction of three roads in the centre of the village, but difficulties led to the abandonment of this idea.
- a village hall;
- a bed in Newcastle General Hospital;
- cottages for discharged soldiers; a cross;
- a cross and Victory Hall; (the Newcastle Daily Journal reports that the rest of the memorial is to be a Victory Hall).
2. Road improvements demanded the move to another site, but this was objected to and not carried out.
3. When requested by the British Legion to add two names to the memorial for 1939-45, the Parish Council replied that they had no powers to incur the expense, and suggested trying the Trustees of the Comforts Fund.
4. In 1914-18, from a population of 625 in the parish, 105 served, 15 were killed.
5. This was the last military act by Major-Gen. Sir R.A, Kerr-Montgomery prior to relinquishing the command of the Tyne Garrison.
6. The original location was to have been at the junction of three roads in the centre of the village, but difficulties led to the abandonment of this idea.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: J. Brown; photocopies of photos of unveiling; Laura Walton;old postcard: Tony Harding: George Nairn
Northumberland Record Office Parish Council Minutes of Meetings Ref. PC12/2, 4. (NRO 789, 1833, 2978, 3247)
Hexham Courant 25/01/1919 and 15/12/1919 report proposals for a memorial; 06/09/1919 reports donation of site and names builder; 14/02/1920 gives details of the unveiling, lists the names of the dead and carries a photograph.
Newcastle Daily Journal 28/01/1920 reports proposed unveiling; 09/02/1920 reports unveiling;
Illustrated Chronicle 09/02/1920 page 5
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 31/01/1920 reports proposed unveiling; 14/02/1920 reports unveiling.
North Mail 09/02/1920 reports unveiling.
In Silent Fortitude: In Memory of the Men of the North Tyne Valley who Fell in the Great War; Alan Isaac Grint; 2011; Ergo Press; ISBN 9780955751097
Northumberland Record Office Parish Council Minutes of Meetings Ref. PC12/2, 4. (NRO 789, 1833, 2978, 3247)
Hexham Courant 25/01/1919 and 15/12/1919 report proposals for a memorial; 06/09/1919 reports donation of site and names builder; 14/02/1920 gives details of the unveiling, lists the names of the dead and carries a photograph.
Newcastle Daily Journal 28/01/1920 reports proposed unveiling; 09/02/1920 reports unveiling;
Illustrated Chronicle 09/02/1920 page 5
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 31/01/1920 reports proposed unveiling; 14/02/1920 reports unveiling.
North Mail 09/02/1920 reports unveiling.
In Silent Fortitude: In Memory of the Men of the North Tyne Valley who Fell in the Great War; Alan Isaac Grint; 2011; Ergo Press; ISBN 9780955751097
External web link
Links to Source Material :
Research acknowledgements
Janet Brown; P. Thirkell; C.N. Dallison; Michael Newrick; Mrs. Laura Walton; Tony Harding; Dorothy Hall; George Nairn
Research In Progress
Alan Grint researched the WW1 names on this memorial in his book In Silent Fortitude: In Memory of the Men of the North Tyne Valley who Fell in the Great War; 2011; Ergo Press; ISBN 9780955751097: Contact:-Cogito books 01434 602555
Obelisk 1914-18 1939-45 Roadside (H81.02)
HUMSHAUGH, Roadside.
On shaft of cross:
1914
to the
memory
of those
who fell
in the
Great
War
1919
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On front of pedestal:
Northumberland Fusiliers
Sgt. W.H. Charlton Sgt. J.W. Cocker
Pte. A.J. Herdman Pte. H. Hiscock
Pte. R. Leathard Pte. Thos. Saint
Pte. Ed. Tailford Pte. Wm. Turnbull
Pte. H. Vass
Royal Field Artillery
Gnr. G. Crozer
Royal Engineers
Pioneer J.W. Ritson
King's African Rifles
Sergt. J.A. Beattie
Royal Army Service Corps
Lce.Cpl. J.D. Davidson Pte. W. Beattie
Herts. Yeomanry
Trooper J.W. Douglas
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On side of pedestal:
1939-1945
Pte. C.J. Brown Blk. Watch
Cpl. Wm. Cowan D.L.I.
Sgt. J.E. Saint H.G.
NamesH81.02
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