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Plaque 1914-18 Training College

Reference

S140.099

Place

SUNDERLAND

Map ref

NZ 398560

Original Location

Sunderland Training College. Ryhope Road (A1018). In entrance lobby to Langham Tower

Present Location

In care of Sunderland Antiquarian Society, Douro Street.

Which war

1914-18

Memorial Description

Plaque of metal set in a plain wood frame. There is a single white line border. At centre top is the badge enamelled in full colour. The dedication is underneath this, the top line of which is in a downward curve. The names are listed in three columns under the years in which they attended the college. The dedication is in Roman capitals, the names are in sans serif lettering.

Materials used

Metal plaque in wood frame.

Inscription

To the glory of God / and to perpetuate the memory of the / Staff and Students of / The Sunderland Training College / who laid down their lives in the Great War / 1914-1919.

Names

2 surnames and initials of staff and 38 surnames and initials of students.
See transcript.

Notes

1. This was once a private home, then taken over by Sunderland Training College, closed Dec. 2004. The building has been absorbed into the Sunderland Church High School. The memorial is where it has always been.

3. Pencilled notes indicate that
T.A.L Warriner was a Flight Lieutenant;
C.O. Sayer was a Lieutenant;
A. Locke D.C.M. was a private;
A.L. Brock was a Captain;
J. Foley was possibly a Captain;
H. Stobbs and F.C. Nasby were 2nd Lieutenants

Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material

Photos: R. Riddell; David Sloan; Dorothy Hall

History of Sunderland page 135.

External web link

Durham at War

Research acknowledgements

Mr. J.D. Pacey, University Secretary; Roland Riddell; Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale; Tony Harding; David Sloan

Research In Progress

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Plaque 1914-18 Training College (S140.099)

SUNDERLAND      University of Sunderland.  Langham Tower

To the glory of God

and to perpetuate the memory of the

Staff and Students of

The Sunderland Training College

who laid down their lives in the Great War

----- 1914  - 1919 -----

Staff

R.A. Jones        C.O. Sayer

1908-10           1909-11           1910-12

W.G. Dobson       M. Gibson         C.L. Pattison

T.A.L. Warriner   J.E. Cook         G.S. Rivers

N.W. Chambers     A.L. Brock        W.C. Goodrich M.C.

H.A. Buffham      J.F. Rowell       E. Mason

                  J.F. Rodda        J.H. Horn

                  J.C. Winter       A. Locke D.C.M.

1911-13           1912-14           1913-15

J. Foley          G.W. Hauxwell     D. Munroe

A.L. Richardson   A. McNab          F.C. Nasby

W.E. Richardson   J.H. Lawson       C.C. Forster

H. Stobbs         A. Eggleston      W. Troughton

T. Rigg M.M.      J.C. Napier       W. Baker

                  J. Hodgson        T. Robson

                  J. Dehn           A.G. Sharp

                  G.H. Hardy        T.E. Pattinson

                                    H. Moore

Names S140.99

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