Memorial

Organ and Plaque 1914-18 All Saints

Wheatley Hill

Memorial Name: Organ and Plaque 1914-18 All Saints (W114.03)

NEWMP Ref No.: W114.03

Parish: Wheatley Hill

Original Location:

All Saints’ Church, Church Street

Which War:

1914-18

Materials Used:

Brass

Inscription:

This pipe organ and tablet
were erected by the parishioners
to the glory of God and in memory of
the men who from this parish gave their
lives for their Country in the Great War
1914-1919.

“Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.”
R.I.P.

Memorial Description:

Pipe organ and plaque.

The plaque, 36 inches high x 24 inches wide, (91cms x 61cms) has a plain moulded wood frame.

There is a border of red leaves.

The names are in four columns.

The lettering is in Roman capitals, the names in sans serif lower case.

There are other decorations in red.

Names:

137 surnames and initials.
See transcript.

Sources:

Photos: Simon Raine; Dorothy Hall

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

The Employees and Residents of Thornley, Ludworth and Wheatley Hill. Their contribution in the Great War 1914-1918 Fred Bromilow and Owen Rowland. Wheatley Hill History Club, 2006.

Source of quotation
“Greater love hath no man . . .” St. John 15 v 13

Research Acknowledgements:

Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale;
Dorothy Hall

Research In Progress:

Wheatley Hill History Club have researched the names on this memorial.

See book details above.

If you know more about this memorial, please send the details to NEWMP.

Names Documents:

WHEATLEY HILL   All Saints’ Church

 

  This pipe organ and tablet

  were erected by the parishioners

  to the glory of God and in memory of

  the men who from this Parish gave their

  lives for their Country in the Great War

  1914-1919.

 

  Armstrong, W.   Coldwell, T.    Hewitson, A.   Owens, E.

  Atkinson, G.    Craggs, M.      Hird, F.       Powell, W.

  Atchison, N.    Crick, C.       Holden, A.     Park, R.

  Armstrong, L.   Croft, J.       Howarth, A.    Potts, R.

  Armstrong, T.   Crosby, J.M.    Hunter, W.     Poulson, A.

  Allen, E.       Coxford, H.J.   Hutchinson, J. Prince, R.

  Allison, T.     Dixon, R.W.     Hudson, H.     Pyle, T.

  Adams, J.       Dobson, A.      Huggins, J.W.  Rankin, J.C.

  Alderson, G.    Dobbs, J.       Hunter, W.     Reynolds, L.

  Amos, R.        Dodsworth, J.   Ingleby, J.H.  Robinson, J.

  Anderson, J.    Dowson, A.      Jackson, R.    Robson, N.

  Astle, J.       Durkin, M.      Jackson, J.    Rothery, W.J.

  Bricklebank, T. Durkin, S.P.    Johnson, H.    Smithson, S.

  Bartley, R.     Elliott, R.     Jones, E.      Starfard, W.

  Bean, W.        Elliott, J.     Keeley, J.     Snaith, T.W.

  Barker, T.      Fenney, W.      Kelly, J.      Spence, H.

  Bassett, A.E.   Fairless, R.    Kent, G.H.     Stubbs, W.

  Best, J.        Fairhurst, M.   Lloyd, W.      Tildesley, G.

  Bolam, T.       Gradon, W.      Lamb, D.W.     Thompson, J.

  Bond, J.J.      Graham, G.      Laws, R.       Todd, G.

  Brain, J.       Green, H.       Learoyd, T.W.  Trotter, J.

  Broomfield, J.  Greenwood, W.P. Lewins, R.     Trotter, J.H.

  Brough, A.      Griffiths, H.   Luke, M.       Venables, A.W.

  Brazier, J.     Gilling, G.     Lovelace, J.   Walker, R.

  Burnup, J.      Harbron, I.     Mole, J.       Walton, J.

  Batty, W.       Hall, J.T.      McKeand, J.G.  Wick, W.

  Carling, J.     Hamilton, W.    Milburn, F.    White, W.

  Calvert, J.     Harper, J.      Minns, T.      Wightman, M.

  Carr, R.        Harper, J.      Murphy, M.     Williams, J.

  Chapman, H.     Harper, H.      Murphy, T.     Wilkinson, J.

  Chaytor, C.A.   Harker, T.      Muster, H.     Wilkinson, L.

  Clemmet, J.G.   Hartley, J.     Nicholson, R.  Wood, W.

  Cowie, J.       Hastings, S.    O’Connor, H.   Woodhead, D.

  Cowie, R.       Hepple, F.      O’Connor, J.   Woodward, W.

                                                 Young, A.

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  “Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.” R.I.P.

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