Memorial

Plaque 1914-18 Sons of Temperance

Burnopfield

Memorial Name: Plaque 1914-18 Sons of Temperance (B155.06)

NEWMP Ref No.: B155.06

Parish: Burnopfield

Original Location:

Sons of Temperance Meeting Place (Closed).

Present Location:

Unknown

Which War:

1914-18

Dedication, Creation or Publication date:

Unveiled 11th July 1920 by Bro. W. Cant, G.W.P. of the Newcastle upon Tyne Grand Division.

Materials Used:

Paper / card

Sculptor, Artist or Designer:

Mr. M. Foster, Nun Street, Newcastle.

Inscription:

Sons of Temperance
Burnopfield Division
Rising Star
Roll of Honour.
The following members
served in the
Great European War
1914-1919.
Members who made the Supreme Sacrifice
“Greater love hath
no man than this
that he lay down
his life for
his friends”.

Memorial Description:

Plaque, highly ornate.

The top has a slightly curved top and this contains the dedication and the name of the Club.

On each side of the main plaque are candlesticks used as columns.

The central panel is oval, with palm leaves swirling around the names, and sometimes obscuring them.

The names of those who served are in five columns divided by vertical lines.

Those who fell are contained in a rectangular panel below this, the names in three columns divided by verticals.

Lettering for the dedication is elaborate capitals; the names are in sans serif capitals.

The quotation is on a scroll at the bottom.

Names:

15 surnames and initials of those who fell;
119 surnames and initials of those who served, inc. one sister.
See transcript.

Notes:

1. The Roll of Honour was to be hung in the United Methodist Chapel School room.

2. There is a photograph in Beamish North of England Open Air Museum

Sources:

Photo: North of England Open Air Museum, Beamish,
Archives: 41783

Blaydon Courier
17/07/1920 reports unveiling.

Consett Guardian
16/07/1920 reports unveiling

Illustrated Chronicle
16/06/1920 carries photo of memorial “to be unveiled shortly”.

Research Acknowledgements:

Dorothy Hall;
North of England Open Air Museum, Beamish

Research In Progress:

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Names Documents:

BURNOPFIELD      Sons of Temperance Lodge

  The Sons of Temperance

  Burnopfield Division

  Rising Star

  Roll of Honour

  The following members

  served  in

  The Great European War 1914-1919

————————————————————-

Column 1               Column 2             Column 3

                                           Bro.  Hardy T?.

                                            “     Hudspith J.

                                            “     Hardy J.R.

                       Bro. Cromarty W      “     Irwin T.        

                       “    Clark J.F.G.    “     Jewitt A.       

                       “    Callum H.B.     “     Johns J.        

  Sis. Allen Jennie    “    Cuthbertson T.  “     Johnson F.W.    

  Bro. Amos W.         “    Chapman W.      “     Knox J.J.       

  “   Allen R.         “    Cooper G.W.     “     Knox H.         

  “   Angus W.         “    Davison N.      “     Kyle R.         

  “   Armstrong E.     “    Davidson J.     “     Layton W.       

  “   Bell J.          “    Dent R.         “     Liddle J.       

  “   Beattie N.       “    Davidson J.     “     Livingston D.   

  “   Brown  W.        “    Dent J.S.       “     Layton R.M.     

  “   Bird C.W.        “    Davis W.C.      “     Lough W.        

  “   Barkus B.        “    Davis E.        “     Moody W.        

  “   Bell R.          “    Davidson J.     “     Mein J.         

  “   Carradice W.     “    Elliott G.      “     McIntosh S.     

  “   Chapman R.       “    Ekin T.         “     Maughan G.      

  “   Clark A.         “    Fawcett G.      “     Minto J.        

  “   Crisp J.T.       “    Fiddaman L.     “     Morton T.S.     

  “   Cooper J.A.      “    Gray G.         “     Moore O.        

  “   Clark W.         “    Gregory J.      “     Nelson A.       

  “   Cushing W.E.     “    Hogarth J.      “     Nichol T.       

  “   Cushing E.       “    Hewison T?      “     Ord W.G.        

  “   Cunningham J.D.  “    Holme D.        “     Oliphant J.     

  “   Charlton J.G.    “    Harmer R.       “     Oliphant W.     

  “   Preston S.

————————————————————-

Column 4               Column 5

  “   Bro. Ord H.

  “   Print T.W.

  “   Potts G.

  “   Preston J.       Bro. Scorey J.E.

  “   Philps A.        “    Trewick H.

  “   Parkin S.        “    Thompson J.R.

  “   Parkin J.        “    Trotter L.

  “   Robinson R.      “    Trueman W.

  “   Reay W.          “    Thirlwell W.

  “   Reed E.S.        “    Trewick J.

  “   Reed J.          “    Turner H.M.

  “   Rowe W.          “    Telfer J.J.

  “   Reed G.          “    Taylor W.

  “   Robson N.        “    Wall R.S.

  “   Rix S.           “    Wheatley J.

  “   Reay H.          “    Whitfield T.

  “   Robson A.        “    Whitfield J.J.

  “   Spurr R.W.       “    Westoe W.

  “   Sinclair S.G.    “    Wall W.

  “   Smithem W.       “    Waite G.

  “   Smithem J.       “    Wheatley C.

  “   Spurr J.W.       “    Wailes R.

  “   Smithem R.       “    Wood E.

  “   Shield T.        “    Young W.

                       “    Scott R.  M.M.

————————————————————-

At Bottom

  Members who made the Supreme Sacrifice

  Brewis R.E.  M.M.   Jennings S.H.    Reay J.E.

  Curry R.W.          Lough R.         Southren F.

  Elliott J.O.        Lever J.         Wilkinson J.R.

  Ekin J.C.           Robinson J.H.    Wilkinson A.M.

  Holme W.D.          Reed J.J.        Wood J.C.

————————————————————-

  “Greater love hath no man than this that he lay down his life for his

  friends”.

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