Memorial Details
Memorial
Cross 1914-18 1939-45 Holy Trinity Churchyard
Reference
W43.01
Place
WHITFIELD
Map ref
NY 779569
Original Location
Holy Trinity Church, corner of graveyard, fronting the road
Which war
a. 1914-1918
b. 1939-1945
b. 1939-1945
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
a. Unveiled December 1920 by Lt. Gen. Sir Percy Wilkinson.
Memorial Description
Cross of Saxon type 10 feet high on stepped base 210cm x 210cm, surrounded by a fence, with access by gate. The cross stands on a small pedestal. Beneath this, the main pedestal has its corners chamfered, giving an irregular octagonal shape, which is echoed by the two steps and base on which the whole stands. The dedication is on the front of the upper pedestal, the names for 1914-19 are in a single column on the front and two sides of the main pedestal, all lettering incised in sans serif capitals.
Around the top step, using all faces of the octagonal shape, is the thanksgiving for safe return from 1939-1945.
Around the top step, using all faces of the octagonal shape, is the thanksgiving for safe return from 1939-1945.
Materials used
Freestone
Inscription
a. In memory of those / from this parish / who gave their / lives in the Great / War 1914-1919. /
b. Giving thanks / to / Almighty God / for the / safe return / of those / from this parish who / served / in the war 1939-1945.
b. Giving thanks / to / Almighty God / for the / safe return / of those / from this parish who / served / in the war 1939-1945.
Names
How money was raised
Public subscription
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Mr. H.B. Hicks, architect, of Newcastle.
Notes
1. Newcastle Daily Journal 07/07/1920 reports "Comrades of the Whitfield and West Allen Post attended a parade service at Whitfield Church . . . a wreath was also placed on a tablet bearing the names of the men killed in action . .” There is no plaque in the Church.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: J. Brown; P. Thirkell; old postcard: Tony Harding
Illustrated Chronicle 30/11/1920 reports unveiling.
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 04/12/1920 reports unveiling.
Hexham Weekly News 03/12/1920 reports unveiling.
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
Illustrated Chronicle 30/11/1920 reports unveiling.
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 04/12/1920 reports unveiling.
Hexham Weekly News 03/12/1920 reports unveiling.
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
External web link
Links to Source Material :
Research acknowledgements
Dorothy Hancock, Allendale Local History Society; P. Thirkell; George and Janet Brown; Michael Newrick; Tony Harding; Dorothy Hall
Research In Progress
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Cross 1914-18 1939-45 Holy Trinity Churchyard (W43.01)
WHITFIELD, Holy Trinity Churchyard.
In memory of those
from this parish
who gave their
lives in the Great
War 1914-1919
Northd. Fusiliers D.L.I. Loyal North Lancs.
Corpl. R. Armstrong Capt. M.H. Bettison. Pte. R. Lee
L.Corpl. T. Armstrong R.F.A. West. & Cumb. Yeo.
L.Corpl. C. Gibson 2nd Lieut. J. Archbold Tpr. J.S. Jackson
Pte. A. Clarricoats M.G.C. West Yorks
Pte. G. Mole Cpl. T.J. Baxter Rfn. E. Forrest
Pte. J.H. Whitfield
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On base
Giving thanks /to /Almighty God /for the/safe return of those
from this parish who/served/their king and Country/in the /war 1939-1945
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The Hexham Weekly News gives varying details on some of the names:
Lieut. Mark Bettison
Lieut. John Archbold
Lance Cpl. T. Baxter
Private Edward Forrest
Pte. H. Whitfield
Pte. R. Lee
Private T. Carricoats
Private George Mole
Private T. Armstrong
Private R. Armstrong
Pte. T. Jackson
Private Charles Gibson
Names W43.01
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