Memorial Details
Memorial
Roll of Honour 1914-18 Reading Room
Reference
W4.02
Place
WALL
Map ref
NY 918689
Original Location
Reading Room
Present Location
Village Hall
Which war
1914-18
Memorial Description
Roll of Honour, set in a plain dark wood frame. There is a patterned border edged with gold, with sprays of leaves between roundels in the corners and half way along the top, bottom and sides, showing the flags and symbols of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. From top left and working anti-clockwise, these roundels feature (1) three gold lions couchant on a red shield; (2) The dog rose of England; (3) a gold harp of Ireland in a blue shield; (4) daffodils of Wales; (5) red lion on green and white shield; (6) the thistle of Scotland; (7) red lion rampant on a gold shield; (8) yellow cross on blue shield. In the main panel, there is a gold cross at centre top, flanked by the crossed flags of Great Britain. The wording of the title interweaves with these, painted in gold letters outlined in black. Below this is the dedication written in Gothic script with illuminated capitals in red, blue and gold. The names are listed in two columns divided by a thin blue vertical line, with similar blue lines up either side of the lists. The names are written in black ink, and the regiments in red. A red cross to the left of the names denotes those who died.
Materials used
Paper in wood frame.
Inscription
Wall 0n Tyne / Reading Room / Roll of Honour /
In honoured remembrance of the members of / the Wall Reading Room who went forth / to serve their God, King and Country / in the cause of Justice and Freedom / 1914 - 1918.
In honoured remembrance of the members of / the Wall Reading Room who went forth / to serve their God, King and Country / in the cause of Justice and Freedom / 1914 - 1918.
Names
Who commissioned
Reading Room Committee.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photo: R. Craig
Research acknowledgements
R. Craig (Wall Local History Society)
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
Roll of Honour 1914-18 Reading Room (W4.02)
WALL, Village hall.
Left hand column
Wall 0n Tyne
Reading Room
Roll of Honour
In Honoured remembrance of the members of
the Wall Reading Room who went forth
to serve their God, King and Country
in the cause of Justice and Freedom
1914 - 1918.
James Bell, Pte. Royal Army Service Corps.
+John Thomas Bell, Pte. Northumberland Fus.
William Bell, Pte. Royal Army Service Corps.
+Robert Curry, Pte. Durham Light Infantry.
Edwin Cummings, Spr. Tunnelling Coy. (Canadian)
James Davidson, Dvr., Royal Garrison Artillery.
George Graham, Cpl., Northumberland Fus.
William Graham, Pte., Royal Army Service Corps.
+George Gray, Gnr. Royal Field Artillery.
Robert Gray, Pte., King's Own Yorks. Lt. Infty.
John Harvey, Pte., Northumberland Fusiliers.
James Herdman, 2nd Mech. Royal Air Force.
Edward Hill, Pte., Northumberland Fus.
+William Jeffrey, Pte., King's Own Scot. Bordrs.
Edward Nevison Laing, 1st Mech. Royal Air Force.
James Little, Pte., South Staffordshire Rgt.
Isaac Maddison, Pte. Middlesex Regt.
+Robert Maddison, Pte. Northumberland Fus.
-------------------------------------------------------
Right hand column
William Mason, Pte. Durham Light Infantry
Thomas Mitchell, Gnr. Machine Gun Corps.
William Proudlock, 1st Mech. Royal Air Force.
Ernest Robson, Spr., Royal Engineers.
George Robson, Pte. Northumberland Fus.
Matthew Robson, Sergt. Northumberland Fus.
Ridley Robson, M.M. & Bar, Pte., Northumberland Fus.
+William Robson, Pte., Grenadier Guards.
Robert Scott, Rflmn, King's Royal Rifles.
Thomas John Scott, Cpl., Northumberland Fus.
Ernest Smith, Pte., Royal Army Service Corps.
Norman Stanley Telford, Cpl., Loyal North Lancs. Rgt.
+John Urwin, Pte, Royal Army Vet. Corps.
+Albert Walton, Pte., Durham Light Infantry
John William Walton, Pte. Northumberland Fus.
John Wardle, Cpl., Northumberland Fus.
Rowland Walton, Pte., Hon. Artillery Compy.
Joseph Wray, Spr., Royal Engineers.
+ Denotes those who gave their lives.
NamesW4.02
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