Memorial

Reredos 1914-18 1939-45 St. Mary

Wooler

Memorial Name: Reredos 1914-18 1939-45 St. Mary (W68.02)

NEWMP Ref No.: W68.02

Parish: Wooler

Original Location:

St. Mary’s Church, Church Street.

Which War:

a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45

Dedication, Creation or Publication date:

Unveiled 21st October 1923 by Major J.G.G. Rae of Berrington,
dedicated by the Bishop of Newcastle.

Materials Used:

Selected Austrian oak

How Money was Raised:

Public subscription

Sculptor, Artist or Designer:

Designed and made by Mr. E. Douglas and Mr. R. Douglas of Wooler.

Inscription:

a.
To the Glory of God and
in undying memory of the men of
the Parish of Wooler who gave their lives
in the Great War 1914-19

b.
In memory of those who fell
in the Second World War 1939-45

Memorial Description:

Reredos panels.

At centre is a niche with gabled top containing a plain gilded cross on three steps.

The niche and the two panels on either side have a traceried top.

These are for the 1914-18 conflict, and the names are incised and painted gold.

The inscription follows the arched shape at the top of each panel, and is in Gothic script.

Four more panels, two on each outer side, slightly lower than the others, have a much plainer curved top, though the lettering has been made to match, and these carry the names for 1939-45.

Names:

a. 60 full names.
b. 28 full names.
See transcript.

Sources:

Photos: J. Brown

Alnwick & County Gazette
03/03/1923 reports £50 still outstanding; a sale of work had raised £80.

Berwick Journal
25/10/1923 reports unveiling.

Illustrated Chronicle
20/10/1923 carries photo and reports proposed unveiling tomorrow; 22/10/1923 carries a brief mention of the unveiling

Newcastle Daily Chronicle
29/04/1922 reports a fund raising sale of work and concert

Newcastle Daily Chronicle and North Mail
 22/10/1923 reports unveiling

Additional Research Documents

Research Acknowledgements:

Janet Brown;
Philip Thirkell;
Dorothy Hall;
Colin Wakeling

Research In Progress:

Coldstream and District Local History Society are researching the names on this memorial.
Contact: info@coldstreamhistorysociety.co.uk

Also Richard Waters who can be contacted on richardwaters1@hotmail.com

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Names Documents:

WOOLER, St. Mary’s Church.

To the Glory of God and in undying memory of the men of the parish of Wooler who gave their lives in the Great War 1914-1919

Panel 3 (1914-18):       Panel 4 (1914-18):

  William Ainsley          George Geggie                           

  John Aitchison           James Gallon                            

  William M. Beattie       Richard Gallon                          

  John Brodie              Thomas Gordon                           

  Wilson Brown             Henry Gibson                            

  William Cockburn         John Hall                                  

  David Dunbar             John S. Hall                               

  George Dunbar            James Henderson                         

  Thomas Dunn              William Henderson                    

  George W. Elliott        John Hinson                               

  William Elliott          Thomas Hinson                           

  Robert Elliot            Robin Hogg                              

  James Fairbairn          John J. Hume                            

  James Fettis             William Hunter                          

  Thomas Fettis            John S. Jobson                          

————————————————-

Panel 5 (1914-18):       Panel 6 (1914-18):

  Joseph Knox              A. Norman Robinson

  Richard Leach            Nichol Robson

  George Lee               William Simm

  Percy Lilico             Oswald Skeen

  Joshua Locke             Andrew Smart

  John McEwen              Thomas Smart

  Robert McLauhlin (sic)   John Stothert

  George McQueen           Nichol Thompson

  Thomas Nesbitt           Thomas Thompson

  John Nesbitt             Robert Tocker

  Robert Padley            Peter Waite

  William Pearson          Alexander Whittle

  George Pearson           John Wilson

  James Redpath            Matthew Winchester

  James Riddell            John E. Hunter

————————————————-

Panel 1 (1939-45):        Panel 2 (1939-45):

       

In    memory of those who fell in the Second World War 1939-45

                  

  J.W. Brewis              N.A. Dey                             

  V.G. Brewis              J.H. Elliot                             

  D.F. Campbell            S.D. Elliot                             

  N. Clarke                T.A. Forster                         

  W.H. Cockburn            H. Green                                

  C. Croser                T.B. Grieve      

  D.H. Dey                 W. Hall       

————————————————-

Panel 7 (1939-45):        Panel 8 (1939-45):

  In memory of those who fell in the Second World War 1939-45

  F.O. Heseltine           A. Robinson

  J. Kerr                  C. Scott

  R. Kerr                  G. Scott

  R.W. Lowrey              J. Scott

  H. Murdie                J.W. Smith

  J. Patterson             F. Thompson

  A.E. Richardson          H.C. Williamson

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