Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque Annett 1916 Holy Trinity
Reference
W54.03
Place
WIDDRINGTON
Map ref
NZ 255958
Original Location
Holy Trinity Church. North wall of chancel.
Which war
1914-18
Memorial Description
Plaque 10 inches high x 2 feet wide in a moulded wood frame which is 2 inches wider all round. The lettering is in black Roman capitals.
Materials used
Brass
Inscription
Hugh Clarkson Annett, Lieut.
6th Durham Light Infantry
who fell in action in France on
September 16th, 1916, aged 30 years.
Names
See above
Notes
1. Unit 6th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry, 151st Brigade, 50th Division Home Base prior to enlistment Widdrington, Northumberland
Killed in action aged 30 on Friday 15th September 1916. Son of Edith Crawford (formerly Annett) of Stanton Fence, Morpeth, and the late Henry Annett. Interred Bazentin-le-Petit Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France, Grave F.10. 2nd Lieut. Annett was probably killed during the 6th Battalion’s unsuccessful assault on the enemy trenches near Martinpuich during the Battle of Flers-Courcelette (a subsidiary battle of the Somme), 15th-22nd Sept. 1916
2. Second Lieutenant Hugh Clarkson Annett, D.L.I., was killed in action on September 16th. Lieutenant Annett was the second son of the late Henry Annett, of Widdrington, who was well known in agricultural circles, the family having farmed in Widdrington and neighbourhood for nearly 400 years. Lieutenant Annett was educated at Guisborough Grammar School, and became a graduate of Durham University, where he took his B.Sc. at Armstrong College, afterwards gaining the Dalgleish Fellowship, which necessitated him spending a year in the mines of France and Germany. He was articled pupil to Professor Merivale at the Broomhill Collieries. He obtained an appointment as assistant manager with the Cramlington Coal Company, and was afterwards appointed manager of the Hartford Colliery. On leaving Cramlington Coal Company he received an appointment at the Horden Collieries, and was with them until he received his commission in the D.L.I.
3. 2nd Lieut. Annett is remembered on M17.06, W54.01, NUT009, NUT063 and NUT238
Killed in action aged 30 on Friday 15th September 1916. Son of Edith Crawford (formerly Annett) of Stanton Fence, Morpeth, and the late Henry Annett. Interred Bazentin-le-Petit Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France, Grave F.10. 2nd Lieut. Annett was probably killed during the 6th Battalion’s unsuccessful assault on the enemy trenches near Martinpuich during the Battle of Flers-Courcelette (a subsidiary battle of the Somme), 15th-22nd Sept. 1916
2. Second Lieutenant Hugh Clarkson Annett, D.L.I., was killed in action on September 16th. Lieutenant Annett was the second son of the late Henry Annett, of Widdrington, who was well known in agricultural circles, the family having farmed in Widdrington and neighbourhood for nearly 400 years. Lieutenant Annett was educated at Guisborough Grammar School, and became a graduate of Durham University, where he took his B.Sc. at Armstrong College, afterwards gaining the Dalgleish Fellowship, which necessitated him spending a year in the mines of France and Germany. He was articled pupil to Professor Merivale at the Broomhill Collieries. He obtained an appointment as assistant manager with the Cramlington Coal Company, and was afterwards appointed manager of the Hartford Colliery. On leaving Cramlington Coal Company he received an appointment at the Horden Collieries, and was with them until he received his commission in the D.L.I.
3. 2nd Lieut. Annett is remembered on M17.06, W54.01, NUT009, NUT063 and NUT238
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: Janet Brown
Diocese of Newcastle Faculty No.644, 14/01/1920
The Court Journal 06/10/1916, Officers’ “In Memoriam” Number, page 906 has the information transcribed in Note 2 above.
Diocese of Newcastle Faculty No.644, 14/01/1920
The Court Journal 06/10/1916, Officers’ “In Memoriam” Number, page 906 has the information transcribed in Note 2 above.
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