Memorial
Book 1914-18 Working Men’s Club
Eldon Lane
Memorial Name: Book 1914-18 Working Men's Club (E76.04)
NEWMP Ref No.: E76.04
Parish: Eldon Lane
Spencer Street, Eldon Lane, Bishop Auckland, DL14 8TL.
Copies: George Nairn; The Story Durham (formerly Durham County Record Office)
1914-18
Published 1920.
The Club Committee, author J.R. Nicholson
Probably Club funds
Printed and published by Bryson and Hope, South Terrace Printing Works, Bishop Auckland, 1920.
What a Club did in the Great War.
Self-sacrifice alone is the
keynote of progress, whether
in the pastures of Peace, or
on the battlefield.
Souvenir Commemorative hardback book measuring 7 inches high x 5 inches wide (177mm x 126mm) entitled “What a Club did in the Great War“, relating to the Eldon Lane and District Workmen’s Club and Institute Ltd.
291 names of those who served
27 names of those killed.
See transcript.
1. The booklet details the officers of the Club throughout the period of the 1914-1918 War, sets out the charitable works supported, the assistance given to Belgian refugees, describes a local Air-Raid, lists the concerts and entertainments held, refers to the money collected when a Tank made a visit to Bishop Auckland connected with the War Savings movement, and describes in considerable detail the steps taken to secure a permanent memorial in respect of Club members who had served.
The booklet goes on to describe the unveiling ceremony and also contains the photographs of those killed. The eight Club members who were awarded decorations, including two of those killed, are also listed, together with their photographs and the citations accompanying their awards. Each of the surviving six was granted Life Membership of the Club. A description is then given of the “welcome home” celebrations, including the presentation of a “gold medal” – manufactured by Messrs Vaughton Ltd of Leeds – to each soldier, each medal individually named.
The booklet concludes with several pages of historical and chronological information on the progress of the War with statistics on the numbers of men and women engaged.
Scanned images of pages: John and Mavis Dixon; Dorothy Hall
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ELDON LANE Working Men’s Club.
This list of names is taken from the booklet E73.04.
This purports to be a more accurate record.
The layout in comparison with the memorial itself is not known.
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Names of Fallen on centre panel
Pte. Jas. H. Blades
Pte. Alex. Brown
Sapper John Brown
Corpl. Thos. Connor
Pte. Thomas Dixon
Sergt. John T. Gash
Pte. Sydney Gibbs
Pte. Geo. Hedley
Pte. John Hill
Pte. Jas. E. Hopps
C.S.M. Ed. S. Jones
Pte. John Hubery
Pte. Varo Jackson
Pte. Harry Hubery
Sergt. A.E. Lisgo
Pte. Thomas Metcalfe
Pte. John Morris
Lce-Corpl. Phillip Posselwaite
Pte. John Pugh
Gunner Jos. Raine
Pte. Wm. Stephenson
Pte. Wm. Shepherd
Gunner Sep. Smith
Lce-Corpl. W.H. Thompson
Pte. Michael Wilson
Corpl. W. Mather
Adj. Bernard Dogaer
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This Roll of Honour
Contains the names of 291 members
who have joined the Army or Navy
during their membership. Of
these, 27 have laid down their
lives in the glorious cause of the
Freedom of the Nations. Their
names shall never die.
Allison, Thomas W. Armstrong, John
Armstrong, E. Aspinall, Colin R.
Bailey, Wm. Blades, Robt.
Barker, Dixon *Blades, James
Beaston, Wm. Blenkinsopp, J.
Bell, Herbert Blackett, J.W.
Bell, Thos. R. Bowman, G.E,
Benjamin, W.E. Bone, W.B.
Bird, George Bone, Chas.
Bird, Johnson Bowe, William
Binks, Jos. Boddy, Jos.
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Brassell, Jos. Brudnell, Frank
Broom, Jas. Bradley, Albert
Bramley Sam. Buckland, Geo.
*Brown, John Burdess, Wm.
*Brown Alex. Bussey, Thos.
Brown, Sam. Bussey, Robert
Brownbridge, F.
Case, John A. Clempson, Wm.
Christie, John Coates, John
Chambers, Wm. Cockburn, Jas.
Chalder, Chris. Constantine, Hy.
Clark, Jos. *Connor, Thos.
Clark, John G. Cousins, Robt.
Clark, Wm. Cresswell, John
Clark, Len. Cunningham, T.
Clayton, Thos. H. Cutler, Ar.
Cleasby, Thos.
Dargue, Robt. Davis, Ben
Davis, Ed. (Sr.) Davison, Jos.
Davis, Ed. (Jr.) Dent, John J.
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Dent, John Dobson, Chris
*Dixon, Thos. Dougal, John
Dixon, Thos.W. *Dogaer, Bernard
Dixon, Richard Dunn, Geo. H.
Dobson, John Dunn, Robert
Ebden, Geo. Elliott, Chas.
Ellis, Jas. Ed. Elliott, Fred.
Ellis, Jos. Emmerson, G.A.
Elliott, Geo. Errington, Geo.
Falls, Andrew Franklin, Ed.
Firbank, John Franklin, Thos.
Forbes, John W. Francis, Walter
Forbes, Reuben French, Geo.
Forbes, Norman Fuller, A.W.
Foster, Cud.
Garbutt, Jos. G. *Gibbs, Sydney
*Gash, Thos. Gill, Albert
Gibson, Thos. Gittens, Abe.
Gibbs, Ed. Goldsborough, P.
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Gowland, Geo. Greenfield, Wm.
Gray, Chas.W. Guy, Thos.Wm.
Harrington, W. Horn, Wm.
Harrison, Robt. Houghton, Robt.
Handisides, Jas. Howard, John
Hann, Oliver Hole, Wm.
Hawes, Jos. Hudspeth, Alf.
Hawes, John Hudspeth, Sam.
Harker, Fred. Hutchinson, R.B.
*Hedley, Geo. Hutchinson, Jos.
Heslop, Robt. Hutchinson
Hetherington, W. (Galley) J.
Hillary, Herbert Hutchinson, W.
Higginson, Chas. Hughes, Ed.
Hicks, Fred. Hudson, Wm.
*Hill, John *Hubery, John
Holmes, Geo. *Hubery, Henry
Holmes, John G. Hubery, Thos.
Holmes, Walter Humble, Wm.
*Hopps, Jas. Ed.
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Jackson, Robt.H. Jones, Anty B.
Jackson, Thos. Jones, Fenwick
*Jackson, Varo Jones, John
Jacques, John Jones, Sam.
Jennison, Geo. Johnson, John
Jefferson, Ben. Johnson, Jos.
*Jones, Ed.S. Johnson, Arthur
Jones, Alf.
Kelly, John Kerr, Jas.
Kettlewell, Robt. King, Geo.
Keller, Jos.
Laycock, Fred. Lowe, Frank
Laycock, Albert *Lisgo, Albert E.
Landreth, Hy. Lee, Wm.
Lawson, Cyril Longstaff, Fred
Liddle, Frank Longthorne, J.W.
Linsley, Jas. Lyons, Wm.
Linsley, Thos.
Mawson, Alf. Mason, Geo.B.
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Mason, Luke Morris, John G.
Matthews, G.H. Morton, Wm.
*Mather, Wm. Moore, Richard
Mallett, Andrew Moore, Chris.
McHugh, John Moyes, John E.
McMahon, Jas. Moyle, Wm.
McGlynn, Thos. Murphy, H.
*Metcalfe, Thos. Murphy, Jos.
Metcalfe, Geo. Mulholland, Fk.B.
*Morris, John Mulholland, Dan.
Newcombe, J. Er. Nicklin, Ben.
Nelson, C.O.
Oates, Thos.
Pattison, Wm. *Posselwaite, Phl.
Patterson, Geo. Pollitt, Ernest
Patrick, Geo. Pentland, Thos.
Pawson, Wilfred Preshous, Ernest
Peacock, Edmd. *Pugh, John
Pepper, Chas. Pugh, Edward
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*Raine, Jos. Richardson, Ch.
Race, Hy. Richardson, Jas.
Race, Isaac Riley, Wm.
Race, James Ridley, Geo.
Raisbeck, J.W. Robson, Thos.
Reed, Geo.A. Robinson, Fred.
Riches, William Roberts, David
Riches, Walter Rowley, Wm.
Richardson, W. Ruecroft, Ar.
Sanders, Fred. Simpson, John
Scales, Hy. *Stephenson, Wm.
Scott, Geo. Stephenson, Albt.
Scott, Walter Stearman, Robt.
Sellars, Thos. Swainston, John
Siddle, Thos. Stewart, Thos.
Siddle, Geo. Stewart, Robt.
*Shepherd, Wm. Smith, Frank
Shepherd, Robt. Smith, Nicholas
Shields, Thos. H. Smith, Jos.
Spencer, Ar. *Smith, Sep.
Simpson, Richd. Smith, Robert
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Smith, Reuben Smith, William
Taylor, Walter Thompson, J.E.
Taylor, Mat. Thompson, Robt.
Tate, John Thompson, J.G.
Tate, Alf. Turton, Wm.
*Thompson, W.H. Turnbull, Geo.
Thompson, Sam.
Vitty, Jos. Van den Berghen, G.
Walker, Alf. Wilson, Jos.
Walker, William Wilson, Hy.
Walton, Richard Wilson, John
Walton, Richard Wilson, Alf.
Walton, Robert Wilson, Robt.
Walton, John W. *Wilson, Michael
Welford, Chas. Wilson, Fred
Welford, Ed. Winn, Jos.
Wearmouth, J.W. Williamson, Hy.
Wearmouth, D. Williams, Geo.
White, Thos. Williams, John
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Wilkinson, Wm. Woodward, Chris.
Winship, Jos. Woodward, Thos.
Young, John Young, Fred.
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