Memorial

Roll of Honour 1939-45 Village Hall

Westgate

Memorial Name: Roll of Honour 1939-45 Village Hall (W107.04)

NEWMP Ref No.: W107.04

Parish: Westgate

Original Location:

In Village Hall (Former Men’s Institute).

In a side room.

Which War:

1939-1945

Materials Used:

Paper in wood frame.

Sculptor, Artist or Designer:

T. Elliott, Weardale, 1947

Inscription:

For King and Country
Those who served in the European War
1939-1945

Memorial Description:

Roll of Honour, 20 inches high x 12 inches wide (51cms x30cms) in a frame 28 inches high x 20 inches wide (71cms x 51cms).

There is a wide border of ?laurel leaves with a wreath at the top.

A ribbon bears the words “Roll of Honour”.

Below this is the Union flag, and another ribbon with the words “For King and Country.

The names are handwritten in three columns.

Names:

22 names, ranks and regiments.
See transcript.

Sources:

Photos: C. Sanders; Dorothy Hall

Additional Research Documents

Research Acknowledgements:

C. Sanders;
Dorothy Hall

Research In Progress:

Ken Heatherington has researched the names on the local memorials.

His research is available at Weardale Museum and High House Chapel, Ireshopeburn Co Durham DL13 1HD.

For opening hours consult www.weardalemuseum.org.uk

Contact ken.heatherington@btinternet.com

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Names Documents:

WESTGATE      In Village Hall

 

  Roll of Honour

 

  For King and Country

 

  Those who served in the European War 1939-1945

  ————————————————

  E. Anderson    M. Peart       M. Race

  J. Elliott     L.T. Raine     N. Shelsher

  P. McGirk      H. Ross        C. Wall

  N. Muschamp    D. Woods

  ————————————————

  F. Adamson     K. Gardner     J. Nattrass

  L. Allen       G. Hogarth     H. Nattrass

  F. Birbeck     J. Hodgson     J. Parker

  T. Birbeck     J. Hunt        N. Peart

  M. Coulthard   H. Hewitson    W. Patterson

  J. Collinson   G. Hodgson     H. Race

  F. Coulthard   A. Kidd        S. Readman

  R. Dent        H. Lowes       J. Ross

  W. Emerson     J. Lonsdale    E. Wall

  T. Glass       J. McGirk      E. Walton

  J. Gibson      E.E. Milner

  J. Gowland     E McPhearson

NamesW107.04    

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