Memorial Details

NEWMP Memorial Image
Photo: C. Sanders

Memorial

Roll of Honour 1914-18 Colliery

Reference

H92.07

Place

HEWORTH

Map ref

2760

Original Location

Miners' Hall

Present Location

Moved to Hopper House in the 1960s.

Which war

1914-18

Memorial Description

Roll of Honour 2 feet 9 inches high x 2 feet wide set behind glass in a frame 3 feet 6 inches high x 2 feet 10 inches wide. There is a narrow border of green and gold culminating in leaves and flowers in the four corners. At centre top is a small watercolour of the colliery. At centre bottom are crossed flags.
On the main panel, the name of the colliery is set on a scroll. The words “Roll of Honour” are in green with red capitals. The names are listed in two columns.

Materials used

Paper in oak frame.

Inscription

Heworth Colliery Employees / Roll of Honour /
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his / life for his friends./ Names /
The Great War 1914-1919

Names

Present condition

Restored by Durham Aged Mineworkers Homes Association, February 1991

Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material

Photo: C. Sanders

Source of quotation :
“Greater love hath no man . . .” St. John 15 v 13

Research acknowledgements

C. Sanders

Research In Progress

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Roll of Honour 1914-18 Colliery (H92.07)

 
HEWORTH      Hopper House.
   
   Heworth Colliery Employees 
   ROLL of HONOUR
   Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his 
   life for his friends 
   
---------------------------
Column 1 
   
   Name               Rank            Regiment               
   Adams, Jos.        Private         18th Northumberland Fusiliers    
   Arnell, Wm.        Lance Corporal  20th Durham Light Infantry
   Ashcroft, Jas.     Private         14th Durham Light Infantry
   Ashcroft, Thos.    Private         200th Labour Battalion   
   Atkinson, J.E      Private         20th Northumberland Fusiliers     
   Barker, T.P        Private         18th Northumberland Fusiliers     
   Bell, Jas.         Private         9th Durham Light Infantry
   Berry, Jas.        Private         25th Northumberland Fusiliers     
   Bickerdyke, R.T.   Private         10th Durham Light Infantry
   Blythman, W.C.     Private         18th Northumberland Fusiliers     
   Bradley, Patrick   Private         26th Northumberland Fusiliers     
   Brannen, Jas.      Private         18th Northumberland Fusiliers      
   Brown, T.B.        - - -           Royal Naval Division      
   Brown, Robt.       - - -           Royal Naval Division        
   Bruce, Thos.       Private         13th Durham Light Infantry
   Burn, Frank        - - -           Royal Naval Division      
   Burnham, Ed.       Private         6th East Yorkshire      
   Carson, Robt.      Private         25th Northumberland Fusiliers   
   Carter, John       Sergeant        9th Durham Light Infantry
   Case, Jas.         Lance Corporal  24th Northumberland Fusiliers      
   Clark, R.F.        - - -           Royal Naval Division      
   Clough, Thos. A.   Private         13th Durham Light Infantry
   Coltman, Ernest    - - -           Royal Naval Division     
   Crawford, Wm.      Private         Cheshire Regiment      
   Cuthbertson, Thos. Private         2nd York and Lancaster     
   Dixon, F.A.        Private         18th Northumberland Fusiliers     
   Dixon, M.B.        Private         18th Northumberland Fusiliers     
   Dorman, Jas. C.    Private         1/7th Liverpool Regiment    
   Eales, Frank       Private         15th Durham Light Infantry
   Elliott, Robt.     Private         King's Own Yorks Light Infantry    
   Evans, Matt.       Private         Royal Marines     
   Evans, Wm. L.      Private         9th Durham Light Infantry
   Fleming, John      - - -           Royal Naval Division     
   Fleming, Thos.     Gunner          Royal Field Artillery     
   Foster, Robt.      Gunner          Royal Garrison Artillery      
   Freeman, Geo. E.   Private         18th Northumberland Fusiliers      
   French, J.J.       Private         13th Durham Light Infantry
   Gaffney, Peter     Corporal        15th Durham Light Infantry
   Gooding, Jas.      Private         2nd Durham Light Infantry
   Gofton, Richard    Private         3th Durham Light Infantry
   Graham, John T.    Driver          Royal Field Artillery      
   Grainger, Ed.      Private         2nd York and Lancaster      
   Greenhalf, M.      Private         3rd Durham Light Infantry
   Greenwell, Alf.    Private         8th Liverpool Regiment     
   Gustard, Hy.       Private         9th Durham Light Infantry
   Gustard, Thos.     Private         18th Northumberland Fusiliers     
   Guy, Thos.         Private         9th Durham Light Infantry
   Hails, Ben.        Corporal        Royal Field Artillery      
   Hall, Robt.        Private         14th Northumberland Fusiliers     
   Hall, Thos. F.     - - -           Royal Navy     
   Heckels, Hy.       Private         9th Durham Light Infantry
   Hindmarsh, N.      Private         9th Durham Light Infantry
   Holmes, Robt.      Private         22nd Northumberland Fusiliers     
   Hopper, Jas. W.    - - -           Royal Naval Division      
   Hughes, W.E.       - - -           Royal Naval Division     
   Jewett, J.G.       Private         9th Durham Light Infantry
   Keenan, Thos.      Private         9th Durham Light Infantry
   Knight, Thos.      Private         9th Durham Light Infantry
   Knights, Wm. E.    - - -           Royal Naval Division      
   Carter, John J.E.  Private         18th Northumberland Fusiliers 
-----------------------------------------------------------
Column 2 
   
   Name               Rank            Regiment
   Laws, Wm.          Private         9th Durham Light Infantry
   Liddle, John       Driver          Royal Garrison Artillery
   Long, J.           Lieutenant      18th Durham Light Infantry
   Lunam, Adam        Private         Royal Naval Division
   Marshall, Jos.     Sapper          9th Durham Light Infantry
   Maugham, Wm.       Private         25th Northumberland Fusiliers
   McQuire, John      Private         2nd Scottish Rifles
   Milling, Jas. A.   Private         9th Durham Light Infantry
   Mitchell, Robt.    Sapper          Royal Engineers
   Morrison, A.D.     Private         Machine Gun Corps
   Mortimer, Andw.    Private         King‘s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
   Morton, R.         Private         9th Durham Light Infantry
   Mulligan, John     Private         10th Durham Light Infantry
   Murphy, J.         Sergeant        13th Durham Light Infantry
   Musgrove, Geo.     Driver          Royal Field Artillery
   Newsome, Sam.      - - -           Royal Naval Division
   O’Neil, F.         Private         18th Northumberland Fusiliers
   Potts, W.          Lance Corporal  18th Northumberland Fusiliers
   Purdy, Jos.        Private         18th Northumberland Fusiliers
   Quinn, Jas.        Private         Scottish Borderers
   Ritchie, Ed.       Private         Machine Gun Corps
   Robinson, Jas. R.  - - -           Royal Naval Division
   Robinson, Thos.    Private         16th Cheshires
   Rogan, Martin      Private         24th Northumberland Fusiliers
   Ross, J.F.         - - -           Royal Naval Division
   Rowland, C.        Driver          Royal Field Artillery
   Saynor, Ed.        Gunner          Royal Field Artillery
   Scott, B.S.        - - -           Royal Naval Division
   Short, J.R.        Lance Corporal  24th Northumberland Fusiliers
   Simpson, Wm.       Private         Royal Marines
   Spoors, J.D.       Private         2nd Durham Light Infantry
   Stephenson, Geo.   Shoeing Smith   Northumberland Hussars Yeomanry
   Stephenson, Thos.  Private         18th Northumberland Fusiliers
   Story, John        Gunner          Royal Field Artillery
   Story, J.C.        Sergeant        13th Durham Light Infantry
   Stott, J.          Private         18th Northumberland Fusiliers
   Suggett, Wm.       Lance Corporal  19th Liverpool Regiment
   Sutherland, John   Private         18th Northumberland Fusiliers
   Taylor, Wm.        Private         12th Durham Light Infantry
   Thompson, Fred.    Private         Machine Gun Corps
   Thompson, Geo.     Private         13th Durham Light Infantry
   Thompson, T.       Private         9th Durham Light Infantry
   Tinkler, John      - - -           Royal Naval Division
   Tippett, J.W.      Private         5th Durham Light Infantry
   Towers, Wm.        Private         4th East Yorkshire   
   Usher, J.S.        Private         14th Durham Light Infantry
   Wardle, Geo.       Private         4th Northumberland Fusiliers
   Wardle, Thos.      Lance Sergeant  16th Northumberland Fusiliers
   Wardle, Wm.                        1/7th Liverpool Regiment
   Watchman, J.K.     Private         Machine Gun Corps
   Watson, F.F.       - - -           Royal Naval Division
   West, Robt.        Sapper          Royal Engineers
   Wilson, John       - - -           Royal Naval Division
   Wilson, J.R.       Private         12th Durham Light Infantry
   Wilkinson, John    - - -           Royal Navy
   Winwood, John      Lance Corporal  18th Northumberland Fusiliers
   Wood, Andrew       Private         13th Durham Light Infantry
   Wood, Geo.         Private         13th Durham Light Infantry
   Wood, Thos.        Private         13th Durham Light Infantry
   Humes, John        Private         25th Northumberland Fusiliers
   
   1914 The Great War 1919
NamesH92.07

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