Memorial

Plaque 1939-45 Town Hall

Spennymoor

Memorial Name: Plaque 1939-45 Town Hall (S131.04)

NEWMP Ref No.: S131.04

Parish: Spennymoor

Original Location:

Town Hall, High Street, DL16 6DG

Which War:

1939-45

Materials Used:

?Light oak

Inscription:

Roll of Honour
This memorial erected by public subscription is dedicated to those servicemen and women, Merchant Navy
Seamen and members of the Air Raid Precautions and Nursing Services whose homes were in the
Spennymoor Urban District and who died in the service of their country during the war of 1939 – 1945
(Names)
The room at the head of this staircase was officially opened by Fred Howells Esq., J.P., Chairman of the
Spennymoor Urban District Council on 8 September 1961 and is henceforth to be known as the Memorial Room.

Memorial Description:

Plaque, long, divided into seven vertical panels, with two horizontal panels at top and bottom.

The dedication is carried in the top panel, and the details of the opening in the bottom.

The names are carried in a single column in each of six panels, while the seventh one on the right bears the Spennymoor UDC badge.

Lettering is hand painted using Roman capitals .

Names:

112 names.
See transcript.

Notes:

1. Benjamin H. Grayson has the date “31 December 1948” after his name, presumably he died as a result of wounds.

2. Likewise, Harry Robson has the date “7 May 1946”.

Sources:

Photos: John and Mavis Dixon; James Pasby

Additional Research Documents

Research Acknowledgements:

John and Mavis Dixon
James Pasby

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Names Documents:

SPENNYMOOR    Town Hall

 

At top

  Roll of Honour

  This memorial erected by public subscription is dedicated to those   servicemen and women, Merchant Navy

  Seamen and members of the Air Raid Precautions and Nursing Services   whose homes were in the

  Spennymoor Urban District and who died in the service of their country during the war of 1939 – 1945

——————————————————–

At foot.

  The room at the head of this staircase was officially opened by Fred   Howells Esq., J.P., Chairman of the

  Spennymoor Urban District Council on 8 September 1961 and is henceforth to be known as the Memorial Room.

——————————————————–

Column 1                Column 2               Column 3

 

  Anderson George         Ferguson Harold I.     Jackson George      

  Barker Robert E.        Gallone Anthony        Johns John E.         

  Bennett Alec            Glasper William J.     King Walter         

  Benson George           Gough Francis H.       King William E.      

  Berriman Joseph         Grayson Benjamin H.    Kipling John W.      

  Bestford William        31 December 1948       Knowles Harrison      

  Birbeck Frederick       Griffiths John         Knowles John

  Birlison Gordon         Hanratty Terence C.    Laverick Averson      

  Booth Raymond           Hardy William W.       Lenihan Christopher      

  Briggs John             Heathcote Ernest       Lowther John J.      

  Brown Frederick         Henry Robert W.        Minnis Norman      

  Burnip Harold           Heseltine John         Moodie Robert D.      

  Campbell John           Heslington John        Mooney Thomas      

  Curle Edwin             Hobson William G.C.    Moores William      

  Davison Walter J.       Hodgson Anthony        Mortimer Harry      

  Dixon Norman            Holmes George C.       Musgrave Frank      

  Dolphin William         Holmes Robert          McGough Denis      

  Donkin John T.          Hood Benjamin          Nutter Charles      

  Dunn Gilbert            Horner Douglas         O’Connell Joseph M.   

  Ellis Robert W.         Hudson John G.         O’Hara William B.      

  Fairley Robert H.       Hughes Hugh            Owens Thomas W.      

  Featherstone Thomas H.  Irvin Leslie           Pallister Charlotte E.      

——————————————————–

Column 4                Column 5               Column 6

 

  Pattison Harry          Shafto Edward S.       Webber Worthy A.

  Peacock George          Shevill Fred.          Welch Ian P.

  Peart George E.         Simpson Thomas         Weldon Ronald      

  Pennick James R.        Sinclair Jack          Wilkinson John T.         

  Phillips John W.        Smith Albert E.        Williams Harry A.      

  Poynter Arthur E.       Smith Sidney           Williams William

  Raine George            Smith William A.       Wright William

  Raw Albert              Stobbs John            Coatesworth Edward G.

  Redhead Harold          Sullivan James         Dale Reginald D.

  Richardson John G.      Talbot Thomas          Graham John S.

  Richardson Vivian L.    Taylor George R.T.     Abley Ernest W.

  Ridley Thomas S.        Taylor Joseph          Brown Wilfred

  Rivers Marley           Taylorson James        Garrett Robert A.

  Roberts Thomas L.       Temperley Arthur       Jones John

  Robinson Edward         Thompson James H.

  Robson Harry            Vasey Heslop L.

  7 MAY 1946              Venners William

  Rocks Anthony           Wake John W.

  Ross John S.            Ward Frederick

  Rowlands Edward         Ward Robert jnr.

  Sarginson John G.       Waterworth Herbert.

  Scanlon Laurence        Webb Edward

NamesS131.04      

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