Memorial Details

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Photo: Illustrated Chronicle

Memorial

Plaque 1914-18 Social Club

Reference

R33.05

Place

RYTON

Original Location

Social Club

Present Location

Unknown

Which war

1914-18

Dedication, Creation or Publication date

Unveiled ?1922 by Lieut.Col. F.R. Simpson

Memorial Description

Roll of Honour. “Large picture painted on canvas” in a gold frame. From a very blurred photograph, the centre panel appears to be an oval shape, with a wreath draped around its top.

Materials used

Canvas behind glass.

Inscription

(Dedicated to Members who, sons of members who fell, and 178 who served).

Names

Sculptor, Artist or Designer

W.J. Thompson of Ryton

Notes

1. Ryton Social Club said "there was a plaque when they occupied the 'Lawn' in Ryton Village and did not know what became of it when new club was built".

2. From the Club, 78% of members had served.

Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material

Blaydon Courier 28/01/1922; 04/02/1922 reports unveiling with photos acknowledged to the Illustrated Chronicle

Illustrated Chronicle 30/01/1922 describes the unveiling, gives the names and carries the picture shown here.

Hexham Weekly News 03/02/1922 reports unveiling.

Newcastle Daily Chronicle 27/01/1922 and 30/01/1922 report unveiling.

External web link

Research acknowledgements

Nan Smith; Tony Harding; Dorothy Hall

Research In Progress

Ryton War Memorial Group Contact:: enquiries@rytonwarmemorials.org.uk

Plaque 1914-18 Social Club (R33.05)

 
RYTON   Social Club
     
The layout of this is unknown.
The following has been gleaned from a newspaper 
report and has not been compared with the original 
nor a photo.
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FALLEN MEMBERS

    
     James Marrs         E. Beck              F. Barnes
     J. Fleming          J. Humble            Jos. Martindale
     J. Hare             A. Smith             C. Wood
     W. Walker           A. Whylie            W. Robinson
     G.M. Harbottle      E. Richardson        J. Babe
     J. Fawcett          C. Downey            - Dykes
     J.W. Tunstall
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FALLEN SONS OF MEMBERS

    
     Edward Watson       Frederick R. Ramsay  John W. Bramen
     David Marrs         Nelson Pearson       John Dobby
     Alfred J. Pletts    Joseph Walker        Robert Walker
     Robert Balance      John Stevenson
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THOSE WHO SERVED
     Abernethy S.        Forster H.           Monkhouse E.
     Ainsworth J.        Gaughan A.           Moralee T.
     Allen E.            Gaughany T.          Myers E.
     Armstrong W.        Gaynor M.            Nevins G.
     Atkinson W.         Gibson G.            O’Neill H.
     Aynsley W.          Gibson R.            Oliver J.
     Baldwin S.C.        Gowland xN.          Olsen J.
     Banks T.            Hall E.              Outerside N.
     Banks Geo.          Hall T.              Peart H.
     Banks John          Hall Timothy         Peat J.
     Barlow J.           Hands W.             Platt G.
     Barnes J.           Harrison R.          Proudlock J.
     Bell Geo.           Harrowhill M.        Purvis G.
     Bird J.             Henderson J.         Quinn J.
     Bisset xG.          Heslop M.            Rabbit J.
     Blackburn J.W.      Horton xJ.H.         Ready J.
     Bolton Jos.         Hudson J.            Ready Walter
     Broderick A.        Hughes M.            Ready William
     Brown R.            Hulton J.            Ready R.
     Brown W.            Hutchinson W.        Reay R.
     Burdis M.           Ions M. Jun.         Reed E.
     Burke J.            Irving J.D.          Reed J.
     Calder A.           Jarman N.B.          Reid D.J.
     Callaghan J.        Johnson J.           Reynolds F.
     Cameron A.          Kelly A.             Ridley J.
     Carberry C.         Knowles H.           Ridley Jas.
     Clark S.            Lancaster T.         Robinson T.
     Clark T.            Lawrence W.B.        Robinson W.
     Convery J.          Lawton A.            Sample R.
     Convery Jas.        Lees J.              Scott, J. Jun.
     Coulthard L.        Liddle T.            Smith 
     Cowen J.            Lowe G.              Storey J.
     Craig xW.           Lowe J.C.            Storey J.
     Cunningham R.       Lowery A.            Taylor J.
     Cuthbertson J.      Mackey C.            Thompson J. 
     Daley P.            Magin E.             Tunstall M.
     Dempsey G.          Marrs W.             Tweedy J.
     Dobbs H.            Marrs Wm.            Tyson J.
     Dobson W.           Marrs B.             Wadd H.
     Downey J.           Marrs, J. Jun.       Wallace W.
     Dowson R.           Marshall J.          Wallace G.
     Driver R.           Martindale J.        Watson A.
     Dunn J.             McCue T.             Watson C.
     Dyne xJ.            McDermott T.         Wilkinson E.
     Finlay R.           McDonald A.          Wilkinson J.
     Fitzsimmons J.      McKie W.             Willis C.
     Fitzsimmons W.      McNeill N.           Wordingham T.H.
     Flemming W.         Mitchison W.T.       Young W.
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The Newcastle Daily Chronicle has variations on the names:
   Abernethey S. instead of Abernethy S.
   Allen F. instead of Allan E.
   Ballance Robert instead of Balance Robert
   Bisset C instead of Bisset G.
   Fleming W. instead of Flemming W.
   Hall F. instead of Hall E.
   Jarman N. instead of Jarman N.B.
   Richardson F. instead of Richardson E.
   Ridley Jas. instead of Ridley John
   Sample R. instead of Sample P.
   Smith W. instead of Smith
   Wadds H. instead of Wadd H.
   Watson G. instead of Watson C.
   Willis C. instead of Willis G.	
It also includes the following which is not on the other list:
   Cunningham R.
   Graham A.
   Kelly Jas.
NamesR33.05
   

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