Memorial

Roll of Honour 1914-18 Wingrove Road Council School

Fenham

Memorial Name: Roll of Honour 1914-18 Wingrove Road Council School (F31.21)

NEWMP Ref No.: F31.21

Parish: Fenham

Original Location:

Wingrove Road School

Which War:

1914-18

Dedication, Creation or Publication date:

Unveiled 30th November 1921 by Capt. Arthur W. Lambert, M.C., deputy Lord Mayor

Materials Used:

Wood frame, bronze plaque, paper

Inscription:

Above :
These pupils and teachers left all
that was dear to them,
faced danger and finally
gave their own lives that
others might live in freedom
(Names)

Below :
Roll of Honour
Wingrove
Council School
(Names)
For Honour
and Freedom

Memorial Description:

Roll of Honour, total height 48 inches x 28 inches wide (122cms x 71cms).

It is in two parts set in a wood frame with curved top.

The top part, 13½ inches high x 23 inches wide (34cms x 58cms), is of ?bronze and bears the dedication and the names of those who died.

There is a wreath at centre top, raised in half relief.

The names are listed in three columns.

Lettering is in raised Roman capitals.

The lower panel contains a Roll of Honour on paper behind glass.

It has side pillars of acanthus leaves supporting a wide top which bears the words “Roll of Honour” on a scroll and the name of the school underneath.

At the bottom is the union flag with the words “For Honour and Freedom”.

The names are handwritten in four columns using italic script.

Names:

17 names of those who died;
96 of those who served.
See transcript.

Sources:

Photos: P. Thirkell

Illustrated Chronicle
29/11/1921 reports proposed unveiling tomorrow;
01/12/1921 reports unveiling with photos.

Newcastle Daily Chronicle
01/12/1921 reports unveiling.

Newcastle Weekly Chronicle
09/02/1921 carries an appeal for names from the Headmaster;
03/12/1921 reports unveiling.

Northern Echo
01/12/1921 reports unveiling.

Source of quotation
“These pupils and teachers left all that was dear . . .” Adapted from a certificate sent to all bereaved families under the cipher of King George V.

Sources Link: Northern Echo 12 01 Thu -1921

Additional Research Documents

Research Acknowledgements:

Philip Thirkell;
Dorothy Hall

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Names Documents:

FENHAM      Wingrove Road School

 

Upper plaque

  These pupils and teachers left all

  that was dear to them,

  faced danger and finally

  gave their own lives that

  others might live in freedom.

 

  Archbold Cecil    Gregory Thos.W.     Ogg Kate E.

  Barrass Thos.     Hedley Edmund       Punter Chas.

  Davidson Chas.H.  Hutchinson Chas.G.  Parker Wm.F.

  French Leslie     Isherwood Wm.R.     Scorer Nichlas.

  Fraser Arthur     Mason Donald        Temperley Wm.

           Watson John         Webb Arth.F.

————————————————————

Lower plaque

  Roll of Honour

  Wingrove

  Council School

 

  Allinson Thos.    Crosse Arthur       Johnstone Geo.S.     Robinson David

  Armstrong E.S.    Crossman Thos.      Jewson Edwin         Robson Jno.

  Atkin Jos A.      Crone Chas. W.      Johnstone Thos.U.    Stoyle Wm.

  Anderton Jesse    Coates. Jno.        Kindred Auburn       Sewell Jno. J.

  Appleby Stany     Coxon Alf. N.       Lee Hubert           Scorer Chas. D.

  Allan James       Donkin Sidney J.    Lambert Percy        Scott Harry

  Allan Gordon      Davidson Geo.       Law Arthur           Scott Roland

  Bell Wm.F.        Davis Robt.         Marr Christr. J      Smith Robt. D.

  Black Wilfred J.  Dodds Harold S.     Moat Wilfred         Smith Edw. S.

  Bryce Sidney      Edminson Geo.       McKenzie Jms.        Smith Robt. H.

  Burns Sydney      Elrod Dixon B.      Milburn Wm.          Tallant Jms W.

  Burn Thos.        Forman Fred.        Morrison Jno.S.      Taylor Isaac

  Bell, Sydney M.   Flaye Chas. W.      Mason Norman         Thompson Alex. N.

  Bowey Jno .W.     Graham Ernest G.    Mutch Jno. G.        Vickers Lionel W.

  Bowie Sydney      Garbutt Raymond     McAdam Jms. L.       Vickers Leslie   

  Burton Wm.        Garthorne Jno.Geo.  McAdam Jno. H.       Winship Roland G.

  Broomfield Neil   Gibbin Edwin        Mowat Robt. A.       Wood Robt.

  Burns Jms.        Gibbin Jms.         Purvis Noel          Webster Wm.

  Bainbridge J.T.   Garside A. Leslie   Peacock Jms. A.      Wharrier Jno. J.

  Brewis Norman     Graham Jno.W.       Peacock Basil        Wharrier Norman

  Brown George      Hetherington Jos.M. Pringle Mark         Wharrier Peter

  Cambridge Fred.D. Hedley Harry        Pringle Rich. S.     Wake Thos. H.

  Cambridge Wm. H.  Hardy Stephen       Pringle Geo. S.      Wilson Jos.

  Cambridge Per. C. Hill Alexr.         Prudhoe Geo. F.      Webster Chas. H.

  Child Fred A.     Harrison Arthur     Rutherford Archie T. Watson Chas.

  Cromarty Wm.      Harley John         Renwick Wm. R.       Watson Jos.

  Cusworth Howard   Hedley Henry        Rowley Jno.          Wiggans Jno. T.V.

  Chipchase Thos.   Irving Raymond      Rowley Arthur        Wiggans Ronald

  Culling Herbt.F.  Jewitt Arthur       Robson Fred.         Wiggans Herb.H.

 

  For Honour

  and Freedom.

NamesF31.21      

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