Memorial

Roll of Honour 1914-18 1939-45 Holy Trinity

Southwick

Memorial Name: Roll of Honour 1914-18 1939-45 Holy Trinity (S130.03)

NEWMP Ref No.: S130.03

Parish: Southwick

Original Location:

Holy Trinity Church, Church Bank.

In the nave.

Which War:

a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45

Dedication, Creation or Publication date:

Unveiled 28th January 1921 by Rev. J.T. Brown, vicar of St.Peter’s, Monkwearmouth
assisted by the Rector Rev. E.W. Balland.

Materials Used:

Wood frame, brass panel.

Sculptor, Artist or Designer:

Designed by R.A. Ray of the Sunderland School of Art.

Inscription:

a.
Holy Trinity Church
Southwick
Killed.
b.
1939-1945

Memorial Description:

Roll of Honour, 49 inches high x 64 inches wide (124cms x 163cms).

It features a large classical-style frame with rounded centre panel and pillars at each side. The main section is divided into three sections.

At the top is a laurel wreath with two crossed swords superimposed.

The dates of the two great wars are above and below the outer panels.

The centre panel contains a brass plaque 36 inches high x 26 inches wide (91cms x66cms) which bears the dedication.

There is a border of twisted rope design culminating in floriated crosses in each corner.

The name “Holy Trinity Church” forms an arc at the top.

Beneath is a plain cross centrally placed, with the names of those killed listed in two columns divided by a vertical line.

Lettering is in black sans serif with red capitals, the church name in Gothic script.

The two outer panels are of white material on which the names of those who served are written in black with red capitals.

Names:

a. 16 full names of those killed
94 full names of those who served.
b. None
See transcript.

Sources:

Photos: C. Sanders; Jim Bryce; Tony Redmond; Dorothy Hall

Sunderland Echo
 28/01/1921 reports unveiling.
(Available on The British Newspaper Archive)

Southwickon Wear
 Vol. 2 Peter Gibson 1988, Southwick Publications, pages 58-59 L3.95. ISBN 0 9513908 1 3.gives much detail about 1914-18; Vol.4 1996 ISBN 0 99513908 3 X gives details of 1939-45

The Monumental Brasses of County Durham William Lack, H. Martin Stuchfield and Philip Whittemore 2002 ISBN 095 4327101

Additional Research Documents

Research Acknowledgements:

C. Sanders;
Jim Bryce;
Dorothy Hall;
Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale;
Tony Redmond

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Names Documents:

 

Top Border

  1914      Roll of Honour      1918

—————————————————

Centre panel  

  Holy Trinity Church

  Southwick

  +

  William P. Berry            George H. Gair     

  James A.D.Brown             Fred H. Harper   

  William O. Brown            George Pattison     

  Joseph Charlton             Frank C. Robinson

  Thos H. Charlton            George Robley   

  Robt H. Clemitson           Albert B. Smith    

  Edward Connolly             William Thompson

  James T. Foots              Ralph Watson

—————————————————  

Left panel                  Right panel

  Frank Barclay               Joseph M. Henderson    

  Edward Barker               John A. Holborg  

  Robert Barker               Charles Hubbard

  James Bell                  John Innes    

  Robert A. Bell              Alexander Jones   

  Richard Benson              Alexander Jones

  James Black                 John H. Jones

  John Black                  Joseph A. Jones

  Henry Bowman                Samuel Jones            

  Thomas Boyd                 Albert E. Kirtley             

  James Brannagan             Fred Kirtley

  Hugh H. Brown               William Latimer

  Joseph Brown                Percy Lown

  Robert Brown                Thomas H. Manson

  Thomas Brown                James Mitchell   

  Lowdon Brunton              John Mitchell

  Herbert Carr                Roderick S.F. Mitchell  

  Arthur B. Charlton          Alfred A. Morralee   

  James P. Charlton           Charles Nicholson  

  Thomas Connolly             Robert Nicholson

  Walter Cruddes              Stanley Nicholson  

  James C. Dobson             James E. Potts  

  Ernest Donaldson            John E. Proud   

  Francis Donaldson           Robert Proud

  George F. Donaldson         Frederick Rain    

  Joseph S. Donaldson         Wilfred F. Robley

  George Downs                Ralph Robson  

  John W. Downs               Victor Robson

  James W. Ellis              Charles T. Russell

  John Ellis                  John E. Russell                   

  Robert S. Ellis             Robert Russell    

  John G. Foots               Stanley Russell   

  George Foots                Robert W. Smith   

  Mark Foots                  Helmsley Stevenson

  Arthur Gair                 James Stewart

  Joseph H. Gair              George Swinney   

  Henry G. Gibson             James Swinney

  Thomas Gowdy                Richard Swinney   

  William R. Grant            Edward Thompson   

  Isaac Gunn                  Bert Turnbull    

  John G. Hall                John G. Tynemouth  

  J Edward Hannah             Robert W. Walker   

  Rev. Stanley Harper         Redvers S.B. Ward   

  Evelyn H. Heavisides        Samuel Whitten    

  George Helm                 William C. Wilson   

  James Henderson             Robert Wilson    

                              Edward O. Worthy   

                              James Wright

—————————————————   

Bottom border

  1939                          1945

NamesS130.03   

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