Memorial Details
Memorial
Roll of Honour 1914-18 Wesleyan Methodist
Reference
H116.04
Place
HASWELL
Original Location
Haswell Wesleyan Methodist Church
Which war
1914-18
Memorial Description
Roll of Honour of standard pre-printed design. There is a border of green laurel leaves. At centre top the words “Roll of Honour” are on a ribbon. Below this is a laurel wreath containing two standards, with a ribbon below bearing the words “For King and Country”. The text is hand written using Old English lettering. The quotation at the bottom is in cursive.
Materials used
Paper
Inscription
Roll of Honour / For King and Country /
The following members of the / Wesleyan Methodist Chapel
/ lost their lives / in the / Great War 1914 – 1919
“Who promotes his country’s / welfare best proves his duty”.
“Who promotes his country’s / welfare best proves his duty”.
Names
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photocopy of the memorial: Durham County Record Office
Durham County Record Office Reference M/Th 389, relating to Methodist Chapel, Shotton Colliery.
Source of quotation:
“Who promotes his country’s welfare . . .” : based on "Our country's welfare is our first concern: He who promotes that best, best proves his duty." Harvard's Regulus
Durham County Record Office Reference M/Th 389, relating to Methodist Chapel, Shotton Colliery.
Source of quotation:
“Who promotes his country’s welfare . . .” : based on "Our country's welfare is our first concern: He who promotes that best, best proves his duty." Harvard's Regulus
External web link
Research acknowledgements
John and Mavis Dixon; Dorothy Hall
Research In Progress
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Roll of Honour 1914-18 Wesleyan Methodist (H116.04)
HASWELL Wesleyan Methodist Church
Roll of Honour
For King and Country
The following members
of the
Wesleyan Methodist Chapel
lost their lives
in the
Great War 1914 – 1919
--------------------------
Ralph Bainbridge, Walter Bainbridge,
Edward Henderson, William
Henderson, George Johnson,
George E. Parkin, Thomas
Southeran, Robert Tate,
William Tate, Thomas Timberlake
--------------------------
“Who promotes his country’s
welfare best proves his duty”.
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This can be slightly confusing.
The names are:
Ralph Bainbridge,
Walter Bainbridge,
Edward Henderson,
William Henderson,
George Johnson,
George E. Parkin,
Thomas Southeran,
Robert Tate,
William Tate,
Thomas Timberlake
NamesH116.04
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