Memorial

Plaque 1914-18 Dunston and Norwood Collieries

Dunston

Memorial Name: Plaque 1914-18 Dunston and Norwood Collieries (D38.06)

NEWMP Ref No.: D38.06

Parish: Dunston

Original Location:

In the Lodge Room at the Eslington Arms.

Present Location:

Unknown

Which War:

1914-18

Dedication, Creation or Publication date:

Unveiled 3rd July1920 by County Councillor Jackson Swindle, colliery manager.

Materials Used:

Brass

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.

Memorial Description:

Plaque

Names:

70 surnames and initials.
See transcript.

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 shillings 6 pence for each child.
£74 15 shillings 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 14 shillings 10 pence had been paid to the Red Cross Ambulance.
Money had also been aside to create cottage homes for aged miners.

Sources:

Blaydon Courier
10/06/1920 reports unveiling.

Illustrated Chronicle
02/07/1920 reports unveiling “shortly”

Newcastle Weekly Chronicle
10/07/1920 reports unveiling.

Northern Echo
05/07/1920 reports unveiling.

Sources Link: Illustrated Chronicle 07 02 Fri -1920
Sources Link: Northern Echo 07 05 Mon -1920

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Research Acknowledgements:

Dorothy Hall

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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

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