Memorial

Roll of Honour Fallen 1914-18 Holy Trinity

Matfen

Memorial Name: Roll of Honour 1914-18 Holy Trinity (M2.04)

NEWMP Ref No.: M2.04

Parish: Matfen

Original Location:

In Holy Trinity Church, Matfen Piers.

South wall of nave.

Which War:

1914-18

Materials Used:

Parchment behind glass.

Sculptor, Artist or Designer:

E.W. Guthrie, Benwell, Newcastle.

Inscription:

Roll of Honour
1914-’15-’16 Matfen Parish 1917-’18
(Names)
“For King and Country”

Memorial Description:

Roll of Honour, 22 inches high x 18 inches wide (56cms x 46cms) on parchment, set in a plain wood frame.

The title “Roll of Honour” is in illuminated Gothic script.

Below this are painted flags between two laurel sprays above a ribbon bearing the dates and “Matfen Parish” and the dates.

At the bottom, the words “For King and Country” are in Gothic upper and lower case.

The roll is handwritten in ink.

The page is divided into three columns of 9 spaces, into which the names are set in the first two columns, with the third column left blank.

Names:

18 full names plus home village, details of death, and regiment.
See transcript.

Sources:

Photos: P. Thirkell; Janet Brown; Tony Harding

Additional Research Documents

Research Acknowledgements:

Mr. and Mrs. Ken Southern;
Janet Brown;
Philip Thirkell;
Tony Harding

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Names Documents:

MATFEN, Holy Trinity Church.

 

  Roll of Honour

 

  1914, ’15, ’16  Matfen Parish  1917, 1918

Left hand column

 

  HALL, ANDREW, of Ryal Red House  

  aged 25, Pte. 4th Northumberland Fusiliers

  Killed in action on April 26th 1915.  

  LONGSTAFF, JOHN LEONARD, of  

  Whittington, aged 19, Pte. 4th Northd. Fus.  

  Killed in action at Ypres on May 24th 1916.

  GRAHAM, THOMAS FORSTER, of

  Standing Stone, Aged 22, Pte. 4th N. Fus.      

  Transferred to West Riding Regt. Missing and

  reported killed in action on Sept.3rd 1916

  WILKINSON, JOHN of Dewlaw.

  Aged 35, Pte.167 Brigade Machine Gun C.

  Killed in action on September 12th 1916.

  CHARLTON, FREDERICK, of Whittington.

  Aged 20, Pte. Lewis Gun Section, 4th N.F.

  Killed in action on September 15th 1916.

  ROBSON, JOHN  of Whittington, aged 35.

  Pte. 4th Northd. Fus. Died of wounds at St. Severs

  Hospital, Rouen, France on September 15th 1916.

  SCOTT, THOMAS, Military Medallist, of

  Whittington.  Aged 24.  Sergeant 4th N.Fus.

  Killed in action on September 15th 1916.

  BEATTIE, FREDERICK GEORGE of

  Matfen, aged 23, Pte. N. Fus.  Missing and

  reported killed in action Sept. 15, 1916

  SHAW, JAMES WILLIAM of Matfen

  aged 34, Pte. Northd. Fusiliers, Killed in

  action in France on December 6th 1916.

—————————————–

Second column

  GRAHAM, GEORGE, of Standing Stone

  aged 20, Pte., 1st Royal Highlanders (Black Watch)

  Died of pneumonia at the South Highland Hospital,

  France on Dec. 27th 1916.  Brother of Thomas.

  ROBSON, THOMAS INNES  of Matfen Piers.

  Aged 29, Corporal 4th Northd. Fus. Died in

  1st Northern General Hospital, Newcastle on

  January 3rd 1917 and was buried at Matfen.

  RUSSELL, GEORGE of Matfen

  Aged 31, Sergeant, Canadian Contingent

  Died of wounds in the Canadian Field

  Ambulance on June 17th 1917.

  LEATHARD, FREDERICK TOM, of

  Matfen.  Aged 22, Bombardier. R.F.A.

  Killed in action in France on August 26th.1917

  ROCHESTER, WILLIAM, of Burnside

  Aged 20. Gunner A/64 Brigade R.F.A.

  Killed in action on December 5th, 1917

  CHATTAWAY, WILLIAM HENRY Aged

  30. Pte. 12th Northd. Fus.  Killed in action

  at Frycourt Wood in France on July 2nd 1916

  HOWE, WILLIAM CHRISTOPHER, Aged

  19, Pte. East Yorks.  Missing and presumed

  to have died in France on March 29th 1918

  ROBSON, WILLIAM JOHN.  Aged 33. Pte.

  East Yorks.  Missing and presumed to have

  been killed in France on April 25th 1918

  AKENHEAD, ARTHUR GEORGE. Aged

  35.  Pte. West Yorks.  Died at 53rd Field

  Ambulance, France on October 11th, 1918.

  —————————————–  

  “FOR KING AND COUNTRY”

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