Memorial

Roll of Honour Colliery 1914-18 Hamsterley Institute and Club

Hamsterley Colliery

Memorial Name: Roll of Honour Colliery 1914-18 Hamsterley Institute and Club (H140.03)

NEWMP Ref No.: H140.03

Parish: Hamsterley Colliery

Original Location:

Hamsterley Institute and Club

Present Location:

The club closed in 1985/6.
Moved to the Dene Community Centre.

Which War:

1914-18

Dedication, Creation or Publication date:

Unveiled June 1916 by Miss Mabel Watson who had travelled from Selkirk in Scotland leaving her ailing mother.
She was acting on her brother’s behalf.

Materials Used:

Paper, wood, glass.

Who Commissioned:

Hamsterley Institute and Club

Sculptor, Artist or Designer:

J.J. Longhurst of Blackett Street, Newcastle, Illuminator.

Inscription:

Roll of Honour
1914-191-
of workmen of Hamsterley Colliery and Members of the Institute and Club
who have joined His Majesty’s Forces.
God save the King.

Memorial Description:

Roll of Honour in dark wood frame 48 inches high x 36 inches wide (122cms x 91cms) behind glass.

There is a coloured border of ?acanthus leaves.

In each corner is a roundel bearing a small painted scene, with two more down the sides, depicting the colliery and working men’s club.

Across the top is an array of flags of all the allies.

There is another panoramic scene of the village in a rectangular frame below the dedication and above the names.

The names are listed in five columns, handwritten in black ink, under regimental headings written in red.

Beside it is a notice telling the story of the memorial itself.

Names:

191 men who served.
See transcript.

Notes:

1. This was unveiled in 1916, long before the end of the war, and is therefore incomplete.
A newspaper report says that it contains the names of 191 who served, of whom 10 had fallen and 10 were missing who, it was hoped, were prisoners. Another report says that of these, 86 were in the D.L.I., 35 in the West Yorks.; 30 in the N.F.; 10 in the R.A.M.C.; 6 in the Royal Navy; 5 in the Royal Artillery “and so on”. Of the 191, 117 had seen active service.

2. Miss Watson’s brother, Capt. A.T. Watson, is at the head of the roll – every male member of the Watson family is or was on active service.

3. Miss Watson said that she hoped that eventually there would be a suitable memorial in Hamsterley Colliery.

4. At the ceremony, Miss Watson presented a silver wristwatch to Pte. G.N. Wetherall of the D.L.I. who was home on leave from the front.

5. On a visit July 3rd 2019 it was discovered that the Dene Court Communal room had been out of action, due to a burst tank, for the last eighteen months.

6. A notice alongside the memorial reads:
“Roll of Honour.
This Roll of Honour is a beautiful piece of work.
The draughtsmanship and detailed paintings are
outstanding. The Roll is not of those killed, but of
men who joined up. There is no date on the Roll,
but it is interesting that the end date of the war
is missing. It has lain hidden for a number of years
and has needed some restoration, but perhaps
now it should be left on display.
Thanks to Daily Proudlock, who suggested we display the Roll of Honour.”

Sources:

Photos: C. Sanders; Dorothy Hall

Consett Guardian
09/06/1916 reports unveiling.

Sources Link: Consett Guardian 06 09 Fri -1916 01
Sources Link: Consett Guardian 06 09 Fri -1916 02
Sources Link: Consett Guardian 06 09 Fri -1916 03
Sources Link: Consett Guardian 06 09 Fri -1916 04
Sources Link: Consett Guardian 06 09 Fri -1916 05
Sources Link: Consett Guardian 06 09 Fri -1916 06
Sources Link: Consett Guardian 06 09 Fri -1916 07

Additional Research Documents

Research Acknowledgements:

C. Sanders;
Dorothy Hall;

Research In Progress:

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Names Documents:

HAMSTERLEY COLLIERY  Dene Court Communal Room

  1914-191

  Roll of Honour

  of workmen of Hamsterley Colliery and Members of the Institute and Club

  who have joined His Majesty’s Forces.

  King’s Royal Rifles

  Capt. A.T. Watson

    Column 1                Column 2             Column 3

     West Yorks            N.F.                 A.S.C.   

  Armstrong Matthew     Jacques Jno.         Wood Fred.     

  Burns John            Johnson William      Taylor John T.    

  Chamberlain Arthur    Loughran A             A.V.C.   

  Clewes John L.        Leadbitter George    Thompson Jno.    

  Coulson Syd. W.       Moore Archie        

  Cruddace Robert       Moore Paxton            3rd Lanark    

  Errington William     Morris Jno.          Grieve Jas.  

  Forster Thomas        Oliver Richard      

  Graham Robert         Patterson Thomas        K.O.S.B.    

  Graham Frank          Richardson George    Stagg Jno.    

  Haggarth Elga         Smith William             

  Hansome Thomas        Talbot Peter            R.E.   

  Holdon Jonothan       Ward Ben             Earnshaw LieutO  

  Jobes William         Ward Jno.          

  McGuire Richard       White Edward            D.L.I.   

  McKenzie Thomas W.    Simpson John         Allan John    

  Milwater John           Navy               Anderson Joseph   

  McIntosh Henry        Cockerill Arthur     Armstrong Edward   

  Nithsdale Jno. Quil.  Churchill Chas       Atthey Thomas   

  Oakes Thomas W.       Hughes James         Barrow James   

  Parkinson Thomas      Gray George          Carr Michael          

  Scott John            Goodfellow Robert    Clark Peter               

  Thompson James        Williamson Jas.      Coulson Ernest   

  Tiplady Thomas        Cranney Patrick    

  Vator Jno. G.            R.G.A.            Dale John   

  Wade J.W.             Chaytor R.G.         Dale Stanley       

  Waters Charles        Cheeseman Alfred     Dobson William    

  Waters Joseph            R.F.A.            Dodds Ernest   

  Watson Joseph         Nevins Geo. Wm.      Donnelly Joseph                

  Well(Smith)John       Robey William        Duffy John   

  Young William         Robson Thos          Elliott Thomas   

  Wilson Jas.           Elliott Horace   

     N.F.               Wilson Albert        Fallon William       

  Allan George          Graham Andrew          

  Allan Joseph             R.A.M.C.          Graham Jno. Ed.          

  Bilclough Robert      Allan William        Graham Geo. Ritson   

  Blackburn William     Axford Chas.         Hillary Colin             

  Counsell Jno.         Brown Thomas         Hillary Joseph    

  Dodds Joseph          Curnow Alf           Hillary Norman             

  Fretwell Arthur       Errington Fk.        Holdon Joseph    

  Graham Fk.            Fryer Henry          Holdon William    

  Grugan Joseph         Hodgson G B          Hope Storey          

  Hansome James         Johnson Frank        Hudson George   

  Hunt William          Kennedy Richard      Hunt John         

  Adams Mark            Warth Stephen F.(Rev)James Robert          

  Aldsworth William        S.A.I.            Jermyn James          

  Snaith John           Cawthorne Wm.        Jobes Mark    

           

     N.H.         

  Bell Jno. H.         

——————————————————

    Columns 4               Column 5

     D.L.I.                D.L.I.   

  Jones William         Wheatley Ernest

  Jones Mosey           Willis Edward

  Jamieson John H.      Wilson John

  Kennedy Jno.          Yarrow Thomas

  Key Edward            Railton William

  Kyles Jno. Wm.        Wood Alfred

  Lamb Thomas           Wilson Thomas

  Logan David Wm.

  Mason Robert

  MacDonald Lieut E.   

  McCleary George

  McCusker Thomas

  Mckenzie Frank

  McPhilips Jno.   

  Merriott James

  Milson James             West Yorks   

  Mitchell John         Brown Henry   

  Mosey Mark            Hall Thomas   

  Mosey Richard         Glasgow David

  Nicholson James       Snow John

  Oakes Jas Norman   

  Patterson Edward   

  Peak Norman              Gren. Guard   

  Peak Stanley          Glendinning Arthur

  Pigg William

  Platt Richard   

  Powell Joseph            Air Craft   

  Rooney Robert         Smith George

  Roy John

  Scarr James

  Stafford James   

  Soulsby James   

  Stirling Walter      

  Steward George   

  Street Fred

  Street George

  Sullivan Michael   

  Talbot Joseph

  Talbot Thomas   

  Turner Henry Sen.            

  Turner Henry Jur.         

  Turner Jno. Wm.   

  Vickors Thomas Wm.

  Walker Richard   

  Walton John   

  Watson John   

  Weatherell George Norman         

  and the following

  Lieut Young            Lieut H. Wood

  Sergt S. Aldridge      Corp G. Erskine    

  God save the King.

NamesH140.03      

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