Memorial Details
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Memorial
Roll of Honour 1914-18 Temperance Union
Reference
S86.142
Place
SOUTH SHIELDS
Map ref
NZ 363672
Original Location
Temperance Hall, South Shields, Wallis Street? unconfirmed. Off Barrington Street. (Demolished)
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled 12th December 1920 by Mr. R.O. Middleton, the oldest member of the G.T.U.
Memorial Description
Roll of Honour “which has been artistically designed, is surmounted by the borough coat of arms, with the Wouldhave Memorial and Town Hall on either side, while in the centre of the panel are the names of those who served”.
Materials used
?Paper behind glass
Inscription
This Roll of Honour is a token of deep and grateful appreciation of the 168 members and friends of this union who served in the Great War 1914-1918, and in affectionate remembrance of the first named twenty-six who made the great sacrifice.
Names
Who commissioned
South Shields Branch of the Temperance Union
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Mr. John Hodge, a member of the Union
Notes
1. Alfred Lawson was the son of Mr. Benjaman Dain Lawson, chairman of the Committee.
2. The Roll of Honour was unveiled at a weekly Sunday meeting of the Temperance Union.
3. It is thought that this hall was used as the HQ for the Gospel Temperance Union, as it was also used as the King's Alexandra theatre. "The Temperance people used this building as their HQ for many years" (Mark C. Robson in the Church's Centenary booklet).
4. The building was originally a Congregational Church built in 1824 and opened for worship in 1825. It was sold to the Gospel Temperance Union after 1884.
2. The Roll of Honour was unveiled at a weekly Sunday meeting of the Temperance Union.
3. It is thought that this hall was used as the HQ for the Gospel Temperance Union, as it was also used as the King's Alexandra theatre. "The Temperance people used this building as their HQ for many years" (Mark C. Robson in the Church's Centenary booklet).
4. The building was originally a Congregational Church built in 1824 and opened for worship in 1825. It was sold to the Gospel Temperance Union after 1884.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Shields Daily Gazette 14/12/1920 reports unveiling.
Ron Drew's Theatre Page For Note 3 above.
Ron Drew's Theatre Page For Note 3 above.
External web link
Research acknowledgements
Mike Mulhern; James Pasby
Research In Progress
The names on this memorial are being researched by Peter Hoy.
Contact: peterhoy@hotmail.co.uk
Roll of Honour 1914-18 Temperance Union (S86.142)
SOUTH SHIELDS Temperance Hall
The layout of this memorial is not known.
The following has been extracted from a newspaper
Report and has not been compared with the original or
With a good photograph.
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This Roll of Honour
is a token of
deep and grateful appreciation
of the 166 members and friends
of this union who served in
the Great War 1914-1918,
and
in affectionate remembrance of
the first named twenty-six who
made the great sacrifice.
Alfred Lawson Robert H. Scott
Edward Fenton William Martin
Robert Henderson Harold Smoat
Henry Wright Thomas Quinn
Louis R. Curtis J.P. Johns
John J. Tinning John Gibson
Edward Pooley Stanley Youll
J.W. Cable Henry St.Clair
Albert Jordan J.G. Matthews
Thomas H. Pilben S. Smithson
Richard Bond J.W. Reay
Charles Davies William Scott
Edward Brown James Cable.
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The names of those who served are not given
in the newspaper article.
NamesS86.142
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