Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque 1939-45 St. Luke
Reference
W111.017
Place
WEST HARTLEPOOL
Map ref
NZ 495330
Original Location
St. Luke’s Church, Hart Lane / Tunstall Avenue.
Which war
1939-45
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
18th October 1949, unveiled by Rev. G.J.B. Bidgood former Vicar and dedicated by the Bishop of Jarrow
Memorial Description
Plaque of wood divided into two full length horizontal panels at top and bottom which bear the dedication, and three vertical panels which bear the names. Around the edge are affixed regimental cap badges.
At top left and right are shields carrying (left) the red cross on white background of England and (right) a floriated cross on a red background.
The names are listed in a single column on each panel. All lettering is incised and gilded using Roman capitals throughout.
At top left and right are shields carrying (left) the red cross on white background of England and (right) a floriated cross on a red background.
The names are listed in a single column on each panel. All lettering is incised and gilded using Roman capitals throughout.
Materials used
Wood
Inscription
Remember those of this parish who gave / their lives for their country 1939-1945.
The reredos is dedicated to the Glory of God and in / remembrance of those whose names are here enshrined.
The reredos is dedicated to the Glory of God and in / remembrance of those whose names are here enshrined.
Names
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: Simon Raine; Dorothy Hall
Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail 19/10/1948 reports unveiling. (Available on The British Newspaper Archive)
Durham County Record Office Order of Service EP/Ha.SL 2/17
Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail 19/10/1948 reports unveiling. (Available on The British Newspaper Archive)
Durham County Record Office Order of Service EP/Ha.SL 2/17
External web link
Additional Research documents (click to download)
Research acknowledgements
Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale; C. Sanders
Research In Progress
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Plaque 1939-45 St. Luke (W111.017)
WEST HARTLEPOOL St. Luke’s Church.
Remember those of this parish who gave
their lives for their country 1939-1945.
William B. Addison John Pearson Fox Alan Cresswell Pyman M.C.
Albert Ernest Astbury John Gilfoyle Robert Reid
Harry Allison Robert Hindmarch Robert Ridley
Richard Allison Alan Howard Frank Howard Roberts
Frank Archer, D.F.M. Thomas Hughes John L. Robinson
John Dickson Armstrong Thomas Johnson Joseph E. Robinson
Norman Frederick Baker Ronald Kay Thomas Robinson
John Beaumont Bell George Kimber Frank Smith
Eric George Bidgood John Lewis John Snowden
John Bowman William Arthur Lofthouse Samuel Sprintall
James Nelson Brown James Lownie Ralph Stabler
Oswald Brown William Marshall Albert Stainsby
George Leslie Brownlee John Alan McKaine David Wilkie Thirsk
Edward Butterfield Alfred Mearns Peter Thompson
John Carberry John Merrifield James Turnbull
John Clennett A. Derek Mills William Vowell
George Alfred Cook Kenneth Mitchell William Wallace
George Cussons Arthur Newbold Raymond John Westcott
James Keith Dodds Noel Payne James Daniel Wharton
Ernest Edwards Edgar Richard Phillips George Arthur Wright
Robert Evans (mentioned in Despatches) Alfred Hancock
Stanley Fearn Cyril Bowes Pearson Robert Cyril Hodgson
Harry Prodham Matthew Booth Wright
The reredos is dedicated to the Glory of God and in
remembrance of those whose names are here enshrined.
NamesW111.17
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