Memorial Details
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Memorial
Plaque 1914-18 Dunston and Norwood Collieries
Reference
D38.06
Place
DUNSTON
Original Location
In the Lodge Room at the Eslington Arms.
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled 3rd July1920 by County Councillor Jackson Swindle, colliery manager.
Memorial Description
Plaque
Materials used
Brass
Names
Who commissioned
War Memorial Committee: secretary Mr. John Dwyer; treasurer Mr. Curry
How money was raised
Workmen from the Dunston and Norwood Collieries
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Mr. Matthew Foster, Nun Street, Newcastle.
Notes
1. At the unveiling, a gold albert watch and medal were given to Mr. John Dwyer and £10 in Treasury Notes to Mr. John Curry in recognition of voluntary services rendered to the Memorial Fund.
2. Mr. Swindle lost a son in the war.
3. 381 men had returned from the war. Each had been given £1 plus 2/6d for each child. £74 15s had been paid out to widows and £16 to parents who had lost a son. 18 men had been awarded Military Medals and were given a small sum. £5 had been paid to the D.L.I. Prisoners of War fund; Christmas gifts had been given to widows. £246 14s 10d had been paid to the Red Cross Ambulance. Money had also been aside to create cottage homes for aged miners.
2. Mr. Swindle lost a son in the war.
3. 381 men had returned from the war. Each had been given £1 plus 2/6d for each child. £74 15s had been paid out to widows and £16 to parents who had lost a son. 18 men had been awarded Military Medals and were given a small sum. £5 had been paid to the D.L.I. Prisoners of War fund; Christmas gifts had been given to widows. £246 14s 10d had been paid to the Red Cross Ambulance. Money had also been aside to create cottage homes for aged miners.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Illustrated Chronicle 02/07/1920 reports unveiling “shortly”
Northern Echo 05/07/1920 reports unveiling.
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 10/07/1920 reports unveiling.
Blaydon Courier 10/06/1920 reports unveiling.
Northern Echo 05/07/1920 reports unveiling.
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 10/07/1920 reports unveiling.
Blaydon Courier 10/06/1920 reports unveiling.
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Dorothy Hall
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Plaque 1914-18 Dunston and Norwood Collieries (D38.06)
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W.C. Auckland ?Medal J. Longstaff
G. Alderson J.W. Lightfoot
S. Allen W. Mills
W. Boyle W. Murphy
T. Bolam S. Morpeth, M.M.
W. Collier W. McDermott
J. Caffrey J. McGuckin
B. ?Carr J. Moore
H. Curran C. McAloon
W. Charlton P. McNoon
J. ?Dial M. Neil
R. Edwards P. Vickers
J.W. Fletcher T. Neil
J.H. Fitzsimmons T. Perram, M.M.
E. Fothergill E. Quirk
C. ?Gosling T. ?Rees
W. Gattiss W. Robson
H. Greenwell F. Varty
C. Greenwell M. Renwick
J. Howarth W. Score
J.W. Hepworth, M.M. J. Stranger
J. Hull, jnr. J. Smith
E. Hodgson P. S---love
W. Hutchinson F. Watson
A. Hogg M. Swindle
J. Harker, jnr. J.P. Thompson
J. Hughes A. Thompson
?O. Johnson J. Temperley
T. James J. ?Tarpin
R.J. James J. Teasdale
J. ?Kilburn J. Talbutt
J. Kelly J.W. Wilson
F. King M. Ward
J.W. Kay G. Ward
J.W. Laws M. Whaley
NamesD38.06
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