Memorial Details
Memorial
Obelisk 1914-18 1939-45 Roadside
Reference
W37.01
Place
WESTWOODBURN
Map ref
NY 897860
Original Location
By roadside about a half mile south of the village.
Which war
a. 1914-1918
b. 1939-1945
b. 1939-1945
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled 1921
Memorial Description
Obelisk 10 feet 6 inches high on a base 5 feet square. The names from 1914-18 are on the front face of the base, and those from 1939-45 are on one side. The lettering is in sans serif capitals throughout, incised and painted black.
Materials used
Granite obelisk on sandstone base.
Inscription
a. The World War / 1914 - 1919 / Erected by / the parish of Corsenside / to the glorious memory / of / (names)
b. 1939-1945
b. 1939-1945
Names
Who commissioned
Parish of Corsenside
Cost
£300+
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Emley and Sons of Newcastle.
Notes
1. An Extract from the Committee Minutes in 1919 reads :
“Several landowners, who have been asked for subscriptions, having seemed at a loss what to give, the committee concluded that the fairest way to raise the money was to suggest a figure in proportion to property. They, therefore, appointed Messrs. T. Simpson and J. Walton to apportion the sum to be raised according to the rateable value of ownership and occupancy, so that each may have a basis on which to calculate his donation. This method, of course, only takes into account the material interests, the property protected, and is hoped that those who are able will also bear in mind those higher interests which money does not represent, and which also our brave boys died to defend. A circular letter outlining the scheme, and asking for support, was read to the meeting”.
“Several landowners, who have been asked for subscriptions, having seemed at a loss what to give, the committee concluded that the fairest way to raise the money was to suggest a figure in proportion to property. They, therefore, appointed Messrs. T. Simpson and J. Walton to apportion the sum to be raised according to the rateable value of ownership and occupancy, so that each may have a basis on which to calculate his donation. This method, of course, only takes into account the material interests, the property protected, and is hoped that those who are able will also bear in mind those higher interests which money does not represent, and which also our brave boys died to defend. A circular letter outlining the scheme, and asking for support, was read to the meeting”.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: J. Brown, P. Thirkell; old postcard: Tony Harding
Redewetter No.6 Magazine of the Redesdale Society.
In Silent Fortitude: In Memory of the Men of the North Tyne Valley who Fell in the Great War; Alan Isaac Grint; 2011; Ergo Press; ISBN 9780955751097
Images of England – Bellingham, North Tynedale and Redesdale page 91 contains a photo of the unveiling.
Redewetter No.6 Magazine of the Redesdale Society.
In Silent Fortitude: In Memory of the Men of the North Tyne Valley who Fell in the Great War; Alan Isaac Grint; 2011; Ergo Press; ISBN 9780955751097
Images of England – Bellingham, North Tynedale and Redesdale page 91 contains a photo of the unveiling.
External web link
Research acknowledgements
P. Thirkell; J. Forster; Redesdale Society; Tony Harding; Raymond Ion; Susan Carlisle
Research In Progress
Alan Grint has researched the names on this memorial in his book In Silent Fortitude, 2011 Ergo Press ISBN 9780955751098 :-Cogito books 01434 602555
Obelisk 1914-18 1939-45 Roadside (W37.01)
WEST WOODBURN, at roadside.
The World War
1914 - 1919
------
Erected by
the parish of Corsenside
to the glorious memory
of
John Johnston Newcastle Dec. 21.1915
Edward R. Hedley Hill 60 Feb. 1.1915
Archd. W. Bell " " March 12.1916
James Hedley Kemmel Hill April 8.1916
James Hamilton Albert Sept. 15.1916
Alexander Hutton Somme Sept. 15.1916
Michael Dagg High Wood Sept. 25.1916
John Elliot " " Oct. 29.1916
W. James Craighill Armentieres June 16.1917
John Ellison Albert March 26.1918
Douglas Robertson Ste. Croix Aug. 30.1918
Roy Proudlock Gouzeaucourt Sept. 9.1918
Robert Cowens Ribecourt Sept. 28.1918
Joseph C. Hedley Wt. Woodburn Oct. 11.1918
Thomas J. Hall Antwerp Oct. 26.1918
Arthur Bullock Le Cateau Oct. 31.1918
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On side :
1939-1945
Eric D. Dodds At sea Nov. 25.1941
Joseph T. Dodd Thailand May 31.1942
Alan M. Bell Died P.O.W. Nov. 1942
Matthew Wallace " " Nov. 1942
John Craighill Mareth March 21.1943
Dorothy A. Fawkes Great Yarmouth May 11.1943
George R. Wheatley North Devon Aug. 27.1943
Douglas Scott Burma Jan. 23.1945
NamesW37.01
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