Memorial

Cross 1914-18 1939-45 Korea Miners’ Welfare Hall

Wheatley Hill

Memorial Name: Cross 1914-18 1939-45 Korea Miners' Welfare Hall (W114.01)

NEWMP Ref No.: W114.01

Parish: Wheatley Hill

Original Location:

The grounds of the Miners’ Welfare Hall but moved because of vandalism (verbal report)

Present Location:

Cemetery, between the west wall of the cemetery chapel and Cemetery Road, near the junction of Shakespeare Street.

Which War:

a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45

Dedication, Creation or Publication date:

Unveiled April 1936 by Cllr. Edward Cain, chairman of Wheatley Hill Miners’ Lodge.
Dedicated by Rev. W.D. Moralee.

Rededicated 22nd May 2005.
Plaques unveiled by Mr. Jack Hill Snr, President Wheatley Hill Branch of RBL;
Dedicated by Fr. Martin Vazey and Fr. Gary Dickson.

Materials Used:

Granite

How Money was Raised:

Wheatley Hill Community Partnership funded the restoration, and
£3,000 had been raised from the Lottery’s Home Front Recall fund.

Sculptor, Artist or Designer:

Designed and erected by Mr. Alfred Guy, Stranton Grange Monumental Works, West Hartlepool.

Inscription:

a.
In
memory of
those of this village
who died in the Great War
1914-1918

b.
also
1939-1945

<i>On side of left hand pillar</i>
In glorious
remembrance
To the everlasting
memory of those
associated with
this village, who
gave their lives as
the ultimate sacrifice
whilst in the active
service of our country,
at the time of war.

c.
“When you go home, tell them of US
and say – for your tomorrows,
we GAVE OUR TODAY”

Memorial Description:

Cross, 11 feet high (3.4m), rough hewn on a tapered pedestal, standing on a square rough stone base.

On the front of the cross is carved a sheathed sword in half relief.

The whole sits in a square of granite chippings inside a low kerb.

There are wing walls on either side at the rear.

The dedication is on the tapering plinth, incised and coloured black, using sans serif lettering.

Below this are two small bronze plaques with a third on the left wing wall, bearing the names from 1939-45 in two columns on each.

In front of these is a small rectangular granite stone which bears the Kohima epitaph incised in a mix of upper and lower case sans serif italics.

Names:

a. None
b. 33 names, initials and ranks
c. 1 surname and initial.
See transcript.

Notes:

1. In his unveiling speech, Mr. Cain said: I want to prevent the unveiling crosses like this. Mankind was never meant to be slaughtered. It was placed on earth that it might live and love in peace. I appeal to you to join in a great crusade for the peace of the world.”

2. Restored 2005 with new names. See W114.06

External Links:

Historic England Listing

Sources:

Photos: Simon Raine; C. Sanders; Janet Brown

Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail
06/04/1936 reports unveiling

Sunderland Echo
06/04/1936 carries photos of the unveiling.

The Employees and Residents of Thornley, Ludworth and Wheatley Hill. Their contribution in the Great War 1914-1918 Fred Bromilow and Owen Rowland. Wheatley Hill History Club, 2006.

The Employees and Residents of Thornley, Ludworth and Wheatley Hill. Their contribution in the Second World War 1939-1945. Fred Bromilow, Owen Rowland. Tom Tunney Jnr. Wheatley Hill History Club, 2008

Research Acknowledgements:

Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale;
C. Sanders;
Margaret Hedley (Wheatley Hill)
Dorothy Hall
Janet Brown

Research In Progress:

Wheatley Hill History Club have researched the names on this memorial. See book details above.

If you know more about this memorial, please send the details to NEWMP.

Names Documents:

WHEATLEY HILL   Cemetery

 

This is the original memorial. The names cannot be read

properly from the photograph

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  In

  memory of

  those of this village

  who died in the Great War

  1914-1918

  also

  1939-1945

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Left hand rear plaque

  L/Cpl J. Worthington    Gnr K. Williams

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Plaques at foot of plinth

           1939-1945                             1939-1945              

  In proud memory of                             In Proud Memory of        

  AB Seaman Hunter J.     Guardsman Lee H.       Sgt. Atkinson J.

  LAC.      Carr F.       Pte       Humes W.     1stCl Sto. Lowther H.

  Flt Sgt.  Atkinson G.A. F/O       English W.   1stCl Sto. Howe J.

  ACI       Lonsdale J.   1stCl Sto.Burnside J.  L/Sto.     Eddy W.

  Sgt.      Hick N.       SubLt.    Robinson P.  Pte.       Beaton S.

  L/Sgt.    Fletcher E.   Gnr.      Jones J.     P/O        Smith W.

  L/Cpl.    Brown G.A.    Boy (RN)  Gibson G.    Gnr        Jones E.

  Spr.      Simpson J.    Pte.      Brown J. A.  Gnr.       Grady M.

  Blk.      King M.       Cpl.      Watson L.    Sgt.       Bulger K.

  AB Seaman Greener C.    Sgt.      Scott        Pte        Chaytor T.

            Greenwood J.

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New plaques: Left hand side:

                   First World War

  Adams J.         Coldwell T.      Harbron I.

  Adams F.         Corner S.        Harbron R.

  Alderson G.      Cowie Jas.       Hardwick R.

  Allen E.         Cowie J.         Harker T.

  Allison T.       Cowie J.         Harper H.

  Amos G.          Cowie R.         Harper J.

  Amos J.R.        Coxford H.J.     Harper Jos.

  Anderson J.      Craggs J.        Harriman J.

  Anderson R.      Craggs M.        Hartley J.

  Armstrong L.     Crick C.         Hastings S.

  Armstrong T.     Croft J.         Hepple H.

  Armstrong W.     Crosby J.H.      Hewitson A.

  Astle J.         Cummin M.        Hepworth T.

  Atchison N.      Desborough C.    Hird F.

  Atkinson G.      Dixon R.W.       Hodson H.

  Barker T.        Dobson A.        Holden R.

  Barnes J.W.      Dodds J.         Howarth J.W.

  Bartley R.       Dodsworth J.     Hughes P.

  Bassett A.E.     Dove A.W.        Huggins J.W.

  Battye W.        Dowson A.        Hull G.

  Bean W.          Durkin J.P.      Humes W.

  Bell T.          Durkin M.        Hunter W.

  Best J.          Elliott J.       Hutchinson J.

  Bolam T.         Elliott R.       Ingleby J.H.

  Bond J.          Fairhurst M.     Jackson J.

  Brain J.         Fairless R.      Jackson R.

  Brazier J.       Fenney W.        Johnson H.

  Bricklebank T.   Fleeman W.       Jones E.

  Broomfield J.H.  Fleming W.       Jones G.

  Brough A.        Gilling J.       Kearsley T.

  Brown B.         Gradon W.        Kelly J.

  Burnip J.        Graham G.        Kent G.H.

  Calvert J.       Green H.         Lamb D.W.

  Carling J.       Greenwood W.P.   Lambert A.

  Carr R.          Griffiths H.     Laws R.

  Chapman H.       Hagan D.         Lawson J.

  Chaytor C.A.     Hall J.T.        Learoyde T.W.

  Clement J.G.     Hamilton W.      Lewins R.       

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New plaques: Right hand side:

  Lloyd W          Sinclair W       Brown G.A.

  Loveless J.      Smithson S       Brown W.

  Luke G.W.        Snaith T.W.      Browne G.A.

  Luke W.          Soulsby R.       Burnside J.

  Mathison T.S.H.  Spence H.        Carr F.

  McKeand J.G.     Spink E.         Chaytor T.

  Millburn F.      Stubbs W.        Eddy W.

  Milligan T.      Terring J.H.     English W.

  Minns T.         Thompson J.      Fletcher E.

  Mole J.          Todd E.          Gibson G.

  Murphy M.        Todd G.          Grady M.

  Murphy T.        Trotter J.H.     Greener G.

  Murphy W.        Twidell G.       Greenwood J.

  Murray H.        Tyldesley G.     Hicks N.

  Muster H.        Venables A.W.    Howe J.

  Nesbitt T.       Walker F.        Humes W.

  Nicholson R.     Walker Rob.      Hutler J.

  O’Conner H.      Walker R.        Jones E.

  O’Connor J.      Walton I.        Jones J.

  Owens E.         Watson J.        King M.

  Park R.          White W.         Lee H.

  Peacock H.       Wick W.          Lonsdale J.

  Potts R.         Wightman T.W.    Lowther H.

  Poulson R.       Wilkinson J.     Moutford R.H.J.

  Poulson T.       Wilkinson L.     Perkins K.W.P.

  Poulson W.       Williamson A.    Robinson P.

  Powell W.        Wilson W.        Scott R.

  Prince R.        Wood W.          Simpson J.

  Pyle T.H.        Woodhead D.      Simpson J.C.       

  Rankin J.C.      Woodward W.      Smith W.R.

  Reynolds L.      Young A.         Stogdale C.W.

  Robinson J.                       Walton L.

  Robson N.        2nd World War     Young W.

  Rothery W.J.

  Ruth R.          Atkinson G.A.    Korean War

  Rutter J.R.      Atkinson J.

  Rutter R.W.      Bates F.         Williams K.

  Sayer E.         Beeton S.        Worthington J.

  Sinclair A.      Houlger K.

            

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