Memorial Details
Memorial
Table model gun 125 AntiTank 1939-45
Reference
S140.006
Place
SUNDERLAND
Map ref
NZ
Present Location
Winter Garden and Museum
Which war
1939-45
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Presented to the Regiment 22/09/1951
Memorial Description
Table model of a 2-pounder gun set on a tapered granite base. The dedication is on a silver hall-marked plaque on the top in sans serif capitals and italic lower case letters. The sides of the base each bear a plaque which carries the names in a single column on each.
Materials used
Silver model and panels; granite base
Inscription
In honour of the Commanding Officer /Lt. Col. James D.S.O. M.B.E. D.C.M. T.D. /and the Officers, Warrant Officers, N.C.O.s & Men of the /125 Anti-Tank Regiment R.A.(T.A.) /who served in Singapore /and in grateful memory of those who laid down their lives /and whose names are inscribed hereon. /The gift of /Col. Sir Robert Chapman C.L. C.M.G. C.B.E. D.S.O. T.D. / Vice-Lieutenant of Durham / 22nd September 1951.
Names
Who commissioned
Col. Sir Robert Chapman, C.B. C.M.G. C.B.E. D.S.O. T.D. D.L.
Notes
1. This item is lent to the Museum by a Silver Trust.
2. This local unit was raised in 1939. It was sent to the Far East in 1942, the ship was attacked by the Japanese on the way to Singapore and the regiment captured in February 1942.
3. The memorial is to 197 men who died in action or as Japanese Prisoners of War.
4. There is a private publication, compiled about 1947, author unknown, consisting of a Roll of Honour and a list of POW's from the Far East, including some photos of those who served. See S140.147.
5. For more details on the 125th Field Artillery Regiment including the War Dairy 70th Brigade.
2. This local unit was raised in 1939. It was sent to the Far East in 1942, the ship was attacked by the Japanese on the way to Singapore and the regiment captured in February 1942.
3. The memorial is to 197 men who died in action or as Japanese Prisoners of War.
4. There is a private publication, compiled about 1947, author unknown, consisting of a Roll of Honour and a list of POW's from the Far East, including some photos of those who served. See S140.147.
5. For more details on the 125th Field Artillery Regiment including the War Dairy 70th Brigade.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: copyright Trustees of the County of Durham Regiment R.A. (T) Charity; Tony Harding
Sunderland Echo 12/11/1951 reports model on display at Northern Goldsmiths Fawcett Street; 15/12/1951 reports model on display at annual reunion. (Available on The British Newspaper Archive)
Sunderland Echo 12/11/1951 reports model on display at Northern Goldsmiths Fawcett Street; 15/12/1951 reports model on display at annual reunion. (Available on The British Newspaper Archive)
External web link
Additional Research documents (click to download)
Research acknowledgements
C. Sanders; Trustees of the County of Durham Regiment R.A. (T) Charity; James Pasby; South Tyneside Central Library; Tony Harding
Research In Progress
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Table model gun 125 AntiTank 1939-45 (S140.006)
Top plaque
In honour of the Commanding Officer
Lt. Col. James D.S.O. M.B.E. D.C.M. T.D.
and the Officers, Warrant Officers, N.C.O.s & Men of the
125 Anti-Tank Regiment R.A.(T.A.)
who served in Singapore
and in grateful memory of those who laid down their lives
and whose names are inscribed hereon.
The gift of
Col. Sir Robert Chapman C.L. C.M.G. C.B.E. D.S.O. T.D.
Vice-Lieutenant of Durham
22nd September 1951.
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Plaque 1 Plaque 2
Gnr. A. Aird. Gnr. A. Cutter.
“ E.A. Alderton. “ F.E. Darke.
Sgt. C.F. Allan. L/Bdr. D. Davis.
Gnr. E.R. Allan. Gnr. J.T. Dempsey.
“ F. Allan. “ A. Denby.
“ G. Allen. “ F. Donkin.
“ W.J. Allman. Sgt. A.E. Duell.
“ G.O. Annis. Gnr. H. Edwards.
“ W. Arnold. Sgt. E.V. Edge.
“ F. Bailey. Gnr. T.W. Farrar.
“ G. Bannaghan. Sgt. A. Finch.
“ S.E. Bannier. Gnr. E. Fuller.
“ C.F. Barker. “ F.G. Gale
“ L. Barker. “ A.R. Gazeley.
“ L. Basco. “ W.E. Glasby.
“ A.R. Beddowarth. “ G.E.F. Gooding.
Bdr. A. Bedford. “ B.H. Gooderick.
Gnr. T.A. Bell. Bdr. J. Gould.
“ L. Blakeman. “ J.G.W. Gray.
“ B. Brennan. Gnr. A. Greaves.
“ G. Brennan. “ D.W. Gregory.
“ C.W. Brook. Sgt. G. Guy.
L/Bdr. E.D. Browell. Gnr. F.E. Handley.
Gnr. T.J. Brown. “ N. Hannon.
L/Bdr. S. Bowden. “ A.B. Harvey.
L/Sgt. A.T. Bowman. “ N. Henderson.
Bdr. P. Boylen. Bdr. D.B. Herbert.
Gnr. L. Bull. Gnr. E.G. Hewish.
Sgt. N. Burnikell. “ D. Hill.
Bdr. J.A. Cameron. “ L. Hogg.
L/Bdr. G. Carney. “ R.J. Holdford.
Gnr. R. Chambers. L/Bdr. F. Holmes.
“ J.H. Chandler. “ T.W. Hope.
“ E.P. Chapman. Sgt. F.W. Hudson.
“ L. Clamp. Gnr. A.J. Hutchins.
“ E. V. Clubb. “ G. Irons.
“ G.W. Coates. “ A. Jameson.
“ R.W. Coates. “ C. Jane.
“ W.W. Conlon. “ A.W. Johnson.
L/Bdr. E.C. Constantine. “ E. Kelly.
Gnr. R.W. Cook. “ P.J. Kelly.
“ J. Coulson. “ S.A. Kennedy.
“ G.H. Cowell. Bdr. J. Kershaw.
“ R.J. Crabb. Capt. F. Keys.
“ C.W. Cranmer. L/Sgt. F.W. Kingsnorth.
“ F. Cranmer. Gnr. M.E. Kirby.
Sgt. E.W. Crawford. “ R.M. Kirkham.
Gnr. J.J. Crawford. L/Bdr. F.A.W. Knight.
“ S. Crosby. Gnr. A. Lambert.
“ A. Crossley. Bdr. E.G. Last.
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Plaque 3 Plaque 4
Gnr. W.H. Lavrack. Gnr. J.L. Rochester.
“ A.H. Lawrence. “ F.W. Rowe.
“ E.R. Lawson. “ R. Sandham.
“ F. Leach. “ S. Sharples.
“ E. Lilley. “ H.W. Slee.
“ H. Lomax. “ S.G. Smith.
“ W. Lyness. “ P.S. Spurgeon.
“ E.J. Maddy. “ R. Stephenson.
Bdr. J. Madgwick. “ J.E. Storey.
L/Sgt. J.H. Magrill. “ E. Stott.
Gnr. C.F. Male. “ J. Stuart.
B.S.M. H.C. Marsh. “ J. Sullivan.
L/Bdr. J. Martin. “ T. Sutcliffe.
L/Sgt. E. Mason Capt. A.W.G. Sutherland.
Gnr. J.P. Mason. Sgt. F.G. Swan.
Sgt. W.J. Maton. Gnr. F. Symonds.
Gnr. A.W. Mealham “ A. Tate.
L/Bdr. R. Milburn. Sgt. N.D. Taylor.
Gnr. A.J. Mitchell. Gnr. W. Teasdale.
Sgt. H.W. Mitchell. “ F. Terry.
Gnr. F.B. Monoghan. L/Bdr. R. Thomas.
L/Bdr. W.L. Morgan. Gnr. W. Thompson.
Gnr. W.J. Morris. “ F. Tingle.
Bdr. K.F. Moss. Sgt. C. Towell.
Gnr. O.A. Moushi. Gnr. G.W. Trotter.
“ T. Murgatroyd. “ K.W. Tubby.
“ P. Murrell. “ W.T. Tuddenham.
Lieut. J.M. Mackintosh. “ A.E. Turner.
L/Bdr. S. McCully. “ A.R.K. Underwood.
Gnr. E. McDougall. “ F.R. Walker.
Bdr. R.A. Nevill. “ G. Ward.
Gnr. G.P.F. New. “ R. Ward.
“ R.L. Newton. L/Bdr. A.K. Watson.
“ W.C. Pannifer. Capt. J.R. Watts.
L/Bdr. J.F. Pemberton. L/Bdr. D. Waud.
Gnr. W. Perrin. Gnr. R. Welch.
“ H. Phillips. “ W.S. White.
“ T. Phillips. “ J. Wild.
Bdr. L. Plummer. “ E. Williams.
Gnr. H.J.T. Potts. “ R.A. Williams.
“ G. Raine. “ A. Williamson.
L/Sgt. W.T. Raine. “ C.E. Willis.
Gnr. F.E. Ray. Lieut. R.B. Wilson.
“ G.D. Reeves. B.S.M. R.E. Wylde.
Lieut. E.H. Rich. Gnr. A. Young.
Gnr. G.W. Riddell. Gnr. W. Young.
“ J. Ritchie. Gnr. M. Zimmer.
“ F. Roblou.
L/Bdr. J.R. Robson.
Gnr. W.B. Robson.
NamesS140.153
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