Memorial
Roll of Honour 1914-18 Abbey
Hexham
Memorial Name: Roll of Honour 1914-18 Abbey (H51.06)
NEWMP Ref No.: H51.06
Parish: Hexham
Priory and Parish Church of St. Andrew, Market Place.
In the Lady Chapel.
1914-18
Dedicated 2nd February 1936 at Evensong by the Lord Bishop of Newcastle.
Oak frame with paper.
The Rector, Rev. J.V.C. Farquhar, and the P.C.C.
Frame cost £9 10 shillings, donated anonymously. The Roll itself was a gift from Miss Charlton.
Present Condition: Restored 1994
Made and given by Miss Charlton.
Heroes of the Battlefield
1914-1918
Hexham Soldiers and Sailor Heroes the Wide World Over
A noble company doth worship thee.
(Names)
Holy Father, in Thy keeping,
Now beyond the veil,
Live our dear ones. where no evil
Can prevail.
For their lives of brave endeavour
Willingly laid down
Grant them in the life supernal
deathless crown
Give them, Lord, Thy rest eternal
Everlasting light,
Let Thy peace and joy surround them
Lord of might.
Let us remember with thanksgiving and with all honour before God & man these noble living & glorious dead, who went bravely
forth to conquer and to die for God, King, Empire, Home and the saving of humanity.
Roll of Honour 34½ inches x 27½ inches (88cms x 70cms) in glazed carved “massive oak frame”.
There is a wide border painted blue with raised carved gilded flowers at regular intervals.
There is a gold rolled edge to the frame, which contains a glass front.
The Roll has the words “Heroes of the Battlefield 1914-1918” painted in blue lettering.
The rest of the lettering is in black, with certain initial letters painted red.
The names are hand written in four columns.
Painted up each side is a decorative blue and gold border, which at the bottom goes down to form a shallow “v”, with a shield bearing the cross of St. Andrew at its central point.
The initial letter of each verse at the bottom is illuminated.
247 full names.
See transcript.
1. The Roll was extensively renovated and remounted in October – December 1994 by Miss Joan Bershas of Spital Tongues, and the frame restored by Hedleys of Hexham.
2. Two lists were printed showing the lists of casualties from August 1914 to July 1st 1917 in two columns and a list of those from August 1914 to November 11th 1918 in three columns.
Photos: C.N. Dallison; Philip Thirkell; photos of plans: James Pasby
Hexham Abbey Archives
Two sheets bearing lists of names, one only half the length of the other (photocopies on file)
Hexham Parish Magazine
March, April, July, 1936.
Tyne and Wear Archives:
Ralph Hedley Plans No. 2089
Additional Research Documents
H51.06 Hedley Plans
Ken and Dorothy Southern;
Colin Dallison;
Philip Thirkell;
James Pasby
Alan Grint has researched the names on the Hexham memorials in his book The Faith and Fire Within, 2006, Ergo Press ISBN 0955275814
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HEXHAM ABBEY
Heroes of the Battlefield
1914-1918
Hexham Soldiers and Sailor Heroes the wide world over
A noble company doth worship thee
Column 1 Column 2
Fred Abbott Thomas William Edwards
Harry Abbott Robert Elliott
Tom Abbott John Miller Emerson
William Alder John Evans
William Allen Ernest Falla
Bertram Allgood John Alder Ferroll
John William Archer George Dodds Fewster
Ernie Armstrong Edward Allan Fletcher
Arthur Atkinson Adolph Forster
Surtees Atkinson Frank Forster
James William Banks John C. Forster
Nevison Charles Barnfather John James Forster
Victor Bathgate Joseph Forster
Edward Baty Harry Gibbon
James Baty Bertram Dees Gibson
Ernest Baty Fred G. Gibson
Ernest Temperley Baty R. Gibson
John Joseph Baty John William Gilhespy
Henry Hogarth Bell John Grierson
John Bell Fred Hall
Walton Bell James Halliday
John Joseph Birnie James Hardy
Edward Blackburn Brian Charles Harrison
Robert Blackburn Cecil Harrison
Joseph Boswell Fred Harvey
George William Boustead Reginald Head
Richard Brooks John Heenan
Harry Brown Richard Henderson
Thomas William Brown William Henderson
William Collins Brown Harold Brown Hetherington
Thomas Burn Thomas Christopher Hill
Thomas William Burn William Henry Hill
Denis Cathrae Robert Hudson
George Fenwick Hesley Charlton Samuel Robert Hutton
J.E. Charlton George Irwin
Louis Charlton Michael Irwin
William Anthony Charlton Frank Taylor Jobson
Thomas Chrisp James Henry Jobson
William Irwin Cooper Wilfrid Jefferson
Charles Conketon John Johnson
Robert Malcolm Conketon James Kelly
Ronald James Walter Corden John Kirkland
William Coulson William Kirsopp
Thomas Craig Arthur Victor Knox
Joseph Cunningham Dudley Ogilvie Laing
James Harold Cuthbert Gerald Laing
Arthur Davidson Athol Laing
Melvin W.P. Dent Ernest Alfred Leather
T.J. Dinet Frank Priestman Lees
George Dodd Jean Smith Lee
John Dodd Robert Ernest Benthian Lisle
John Robert Dodd Drew Little
Paxton Dodd Henry King Lockhart
William Dodd Archibald Long
Frederick Dodds Guy Long
John G. Dodds William Charles Love
William Donnelly Arthur Lees Lowes
John Dunwoodie William Lynch
Reginald Samuel Eaton Thomas T. McAdam
William MacLaughlan
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Column 3 Column 4
Thomas Henry Marsh Edward Rookes
William Ernest Marshall James Rowell
Charles E. Mason Wilkinson Rowell
William Percy Maughan David Salkeld
John McIntosh Cuthbert Farrar Savage
Philip McMahon Victor E. Scott
Henry Meins William Scott
William Metcalf W.C. Sherman
Percy S. Milburn Charles Smith
Greenwell Miller Cuthbert Smith
Nichol Mitchinson George Smith
William Mitchinson Henry Smith
Samuel Bennett Morrison Morris James Smith
George Moss Robert William Smith
Robert Moulding Thomas William Smith
Fred Nevison Walter Henry Smith
John Nevison Charles Edward Snowball
Fred Newman John Snowball
Ralph Newton Errol Sparke
John Edward Newton James Murray Spedding
Alfred Noble Harry Spencer
John Oliver Joseph Stewart
Richard D. Oliver John Traquair Strang
William Oliver William Summers
William Oswald David Sword
John William Oxley Richard D. Telfer
Arthur Patterson William Richard Thew
Gerald Edmund Pattinson John Edward Thompson
John Alexander Pattinson John William Thompson
Anthony Pearson Joseph Thompson
George Pearson Richard Latimer Tully
William Gilles Pattinson Walter Turnbull
John Pencott Alec Urwin
Thomas Pigg Godfrey Raymond Vickers
Sidney Plant Charles J. Darley Waddilove
Lionel Davey Plummer Ernest Wallace
George Potts John Wallace
Thomas Potts William Wallace
Isaac Reay Ernest Walton
James Thomas Redpath George Pears Walton
Charles Reed Harold Forster Walton
Michael Reed H.P. Dalzell Walton
Andrew G. Richardson John Walton
Arthur Riley William Watt
Ernest Riley George Watson
Francis Riley Joseph Watson
James Riley Geoffrey Wear
Mark Riley Robert Matthew Welch
George Sydney Robinson Isaac Hopper Whittaker
John Wilfred Robinson John William Norman Wilkinson
Joseph William Robinson William Wilkinson
Frederick Walter Robinson Harry Lowes Willey
James Robson John Wilson
John Robson Robert Wilson
John Robson William Wilson
John Robson W. Wilson
John Robson Percy Wollaston
Joshua Benjamin Robson Ernest William Woodman
Percy Robson Ivatt Weight
Robert Ramsay Robson Frank Young
Thomas William Robson Joseph Young
Robert Young
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At foot
Let us remember with thanksgiving and with all honour before God and man these noble living and
glorious dead,
who went bravely forth to conquer and to die for God, Empire, Home and the saving of humanity.
Holy Father, in Thy keeping For their lives of brave endeavour.
Now beyond the veil Willingly laid down
Live our dear ones, where no evil Grant them in the life supernal
Can prevail. Deathless crown.
Give them, Lord, Thy rest eternal
Everlasting light,
Let Thy peace and joy surround them
Lord of Might.
August, 1914, to November 11, 1918 E.S. Savage
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