Memorial Details
Memorial
Cenotaph 1914-18 1939-45 Green
Reference
N60.01
Place
NEWFIELD
Map ref
NZ 205336
Original Location
In centre of village green.
Which war
a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45
b. 1939-45
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
a. Unveiled 19th August 1922 by Mr. W.W. Storr of Middlesbrough, a director of Bolchow, Vaughan.
Memorial Description
Cenotaph 10 feet high on two steps in railed enclosure, the base being 2 feet high x 5 feet 6 inches square. There is a laurel wreath in half relief near the top at the front and at the rear. The dates are raised in half relief below this, and lower again is a sword in a wreath raised in half relief. The dedication is on the front, the names from 1914-18 are on the back, those from 1939-45 are on the right. The lettering is incised using sans serif capitals throughout.
Materials used
Light grey granite
Inscription
a. 1914-1918 / Erected / in grateful remembrance of / the men whose names are inscribed / on this stone who gave their / lives in defence of their country / during the Great War / 1914-1918
Greater love hath no man than / this, that a man lay down his / life for his friends.
b. 1939-1945
Greater love hath no man than / this, that a man lay down his / life for his friends.
b. 1939-1945
Names
Who commissioned
War Memorial Committee, Chairman Mr. M.H. Watkin.
Cost
£325
How money was raised
The recreation ground was given by Bolchow, Vaughan & Co. Ltd., Colliery owners. Money raised by public subscription.
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Built by J. Lowes & Son of Durham
Notes
1. From the village, 170 men served.
2. The two last names must have been added later. Earlier photographs do not show them.
3. The firm of Bolckow, Vaughan & Co. had presented a field to be used as a recreation ground, which was formally opened by Mr. John Carroll, colliery under-manager and treasurer of the War Memorial Committee. It was on this field that the memorial had been erected. The villagers planted trees nearby.
4. “A neat programme with tasteful cover was issued, which is to form a permanent record of the event. In the programme is printed, in a black border, the names of the 21 fallen soldiers, after which follows a roll of honour, containing the names of 170 men who served with H.M. Forces”.
2. The two last names must have been added later. Earlier photographs do not show them.
3. The firm of Bolckow, Vaughan & Co. had presented a field to be used as a recreation ground, which was formally opened by Mr. John Carroll, colliery under-manager and treasurer of the War Memorial Committee. It was on this field that the memorial had been erected. The villagers planted trees nearby.
4. “A neat programme with tasteful cover was issued, which is to form a permanent record of the event. In the programme is printed, in a black border, the names of the 21 fallen soldiers, after which follows a roll of honour, containing the names of 170 men who served with H.M. Forces”.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: Simon Raine; James Pasby; old postcard: George Nairn; Cherry Stephenson
Illustrated Chronicle 21/08/1922 reports unveiling.
Northern Echo 21/08/1922 reports unveiling.
Durham Chronicle 25/08/1922 reports unveiling.
Auckland Chronicle 24/08/1922 reports unveiling.
Durham County Magazine Summer 1994 page 47
Durham Record Office Names on cenotaph 1914-18 1939-45 D/X 779/270
Source of quotation
“Greater love hath no man . . .” St.John 15 v 13
Illustrated Chronicle 21/08/1922 reports unveiling.
Northern Echo 21/08/1922 reports unveiling.
Durham Chronicle 25/08/1922 reports unveiling.
Auckland Chronicle 24/08/1922 reports unveiling.
Durham County Magazine Summer 1994 page 47
Durham Record Office Names on cenotaph 1914-18 1939-45 D/X 779/270
Source of quotation
“Greater love hath no man . . .” St.John 15 v 13
External web link
Links to Source Material :
Additional Research documents (click to download)
Research acknowledgements
Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale; John and Mavis Dixon; Neil Taylor; C. Sanders; Dorothy Hall; James Pasby; Cherry Stephenson
Research In Progress
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Cenotaph 1914-18 1939-45 Green (N60.01)
NEWFIELD In centre of village green.
Front:
1914-1918
Erected
in grateful remembrance of
the men whose names are inscribed
on this stone who gave their
lives in defence of their country
during the Great War
1914-1918
---------------------------------
Rear
Henry Arkley
Matthew Benson
James Etherington
Thomas Fairless
Wilfred Foster
Thomas Glendenning
Thomas Gough
Wilfred Harrison
Henry Lightfoot Hetherington
John George Newton
Joseph Dixon Raine
William Richardson
Joseph Robinson
Archibald Scott
George Simpson
John Harold Simpson
Frank Smithson
John Robert Steadman
George Kitching Wayson
George Wilson
Thomas Young
Matthew Elliott
Thomas Pratt
Greater love hath no man than
this, that a man lay down his
life for his friends.
---------------------------------
Side
1939-1945
Albert Foster
Vernon W. Kirk
Sydney Suffield
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The Durham Chronicle and Auckland Gazette both add the name of
James Benson to the list of fallen for 1914-18
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The Unveiling Programme for 1914-18 adds the names of two men who
died in 1914-18
George Wilson
Thomas Young
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The following list is on the Unveiling Programme
Names of those who served in His Majesty's
Forced during the Great War, 1914-1918.
John George Alderson Peter Dunn
Thomas Alderson George Easton
Henry Arkley Arthur Henry Edgar
John Armstrong Charles Edgar
John Barker Jonathan Elliott
Joseph Farrar Barker Matthew Elliott
John Thomas Bake Matthew Elliott
Samuel Beecroft Thomas Elliott
George Benson Charles Ellis
Matthew Benson David Etherington
John Bewley James Etherington
George Blair Alfred Farrar
William Blackburn Ernest Farrar
Edward Bowes ?Bewes Charles Fairless
Thomas Brannen Joseph Fairless
George Brewster Thomas Fairless
Joseph Brewster William Foggin
Frank Broderick John Forsythe
Ambrose Brumwell Arthur Foster
Cecil Brumwell John Foster
James Buckle Jonathan Foster
Frederick Carling Wilfred Foster
Robert Carling Norman Franklin
Henry Carr John Gaines
Albert E. Carter John George Gardener
Robert Clarke Herbert Garforth
Thomas Cockfield Thomas Gavin
John Coglan John Robert Gelson
Robert Ernest Coney Thomas Glendenning
Arthur Cook Thomas Gough
Charles Thompson Cook John George Goundry
Frederick A.V. Cook Benjamin Graham
George Spencer Cook Ernest Graham
John Watson Cook Ralph Gray
John Wilson Cook William Greenwood
Amos Craggs Reuben Grieveson
John Crosson George Hall
Thomas Crosson Sidney Hall
Lambert Denham Thomas Hall
Henry Dobson Thomas Handsome
William Peary Dobson Frederick Harrison
Albert Dryden Wilfred Harrison
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William Little Hemsley Ralph Robinson
Alfred Henderson Henry Robinson
Ernest Henderson William Robinson
William Henderson William Henry Robinson
Henry L. Hetherington Joseph Roddam
Michael Hewitson Peter Ryan
Charles Hodgson George Heron Sayers
William Holland James Schofield
Thomas Hope Archibald Scott
John Hunt George Wilfred Sharp
Thomas Jennings John Shields
William Johnson George Simpson
Seth Jones John Harold Simpson
George Henry Kitchen Joseph Simpson
Percy Lambert Thomas William Small
Robert Liddle David Lawrence Smith
William Lonsdale John Henry Smith
Frederick Lowe Luke William Smith
Charles Mackrell Frank Smithson
George Marshall John T. Snowball
Patrick McGuire Duncan Snowdon
Peter McKernon John Robert Steadman
Arthur Medley John Stephenson
Christopher Meighan William Stephenson
James Meighan John William Stevens
Lawrence Meighan George Storey
Thomas Henry Metcalfe John Thomas Todd
Thomas Moody Joseph Louis Topping
Fairless Nattrass M. Trotter
John Newton John Calvert Watson
John George Newton George Kitchen Wayson
Kendal Nixon George Welford
George Ord John Wilkinson
Walter Phillips Rupert Henry Wilkinson
Joseph Pounder Robert Wilkinson
James Raine Edward Willis
Joseph Raine George Wilson
Joseph Dixon Raine George Wilson
William Richardson Thomas Wilson
Richard Henry Rigby George Wood
George Robinson Walter Wood
John Robinson George Wright
Joseph Robinson Thomas Young
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