Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque 1914-19 Masonic Hall
Reference
S138.75
Place
STOCKTON-ON-TEES
Present Location
"The Cooper Room", Masonic Hall, Wellington Street, Stockton, TS18 1RD.
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Dedicated by 9th November 2018 by Canon Ron Black
Memorial Description
Plaque 25 inches high x 15 inches wide.
At the top is the Masonic badge. Below this is the dedication, followed by the names, followed by the quotation. Lettering is incised using Roman lower case lettering. At the bottom is the outline of a cross
At the top is the Masonic badge. Below this is the dedication, followed by the names, followed by the quotation. Lettering is incised using Roman lower case lettering. At the bottom is the outline of a cross
Materials used
Solid hardwood
Inscription
This memorial, commemorating the 100th anniversary of the cessation of / hostilities on 11th November 1918, is dedicated to those Stockton Freemasons / who made the ultimate sacrifice in the Great War of 1914-1919. (Names listed under the Lodge title) /
"They shall not grow old as we that are left grow old, age shall not weary / them not the years condemn . . . .at the going down of the sun / and in the morning . . . .We Will Remember Them."
It is further dedicated to all Freemasons who have served and / continue to serve, in the many conflicts world wide.
Names
Who commissioned
Freemasons
How money was raised
Freemasons
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Designed and made by Claude Stewart, a Darlington Freemason.
Ownership and maintenance
Freemasons Hall
Notes
1. The Cooper Room commemorates Major Edward (Ned) Cooper ,
a recipient of the Victoria Cross awarded for conspicuous bravery and initiative during the WW1 Battle of Passchendale and a Stockton Freemason.
2. The centre panel is designed to accurately replicate a Commonwealth War Graves Commission headstone
a recipient of the Victoria Cross awarded for conspicuous bravery and initiative during the WW1 Battle of Passchendale and a Stockton Freemason.
2. The centre panel is designed to accurately replicate a Commonwealth War Graves Commission headstone
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Modern photos: George Bird
Source of quotation: "For the Fallen", Lawrence Binyon.
Source of quotation: "For the Fallen", Lawrence Binyon.
External web link
Additional Research documents (click to download)
Research acknowledgements
George Bird; Rev. David Youngson
Research In Progress
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Plaque 1914-19 Masonic Hall (S138.75)
(Masonic badge)
This memorial, commemorating the 100th anniversary of the cessation of
hostilities on 11th November 1918, is dedicated to those Stockton Freemasons
who made the ultimate sacrifice in the Great War of 1914-1919.
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TEES LODGE No. 509
Lt. James William Green (RNR). Aged 40.
Master, H.M. Trawler 'Dirk', torpedoed by German Submarine UC75 on 28th March 1918.
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84016 Lance Bombardier Herbert Watson (Royal Garrison Artillery. Aged 30.
Died of wounds sustained in trench warfare 20th September 1917.
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LODGE OF FRATERNITY No. 1418
John Gatenby Carling (Mercantile Marine. Aged 51.
Master, S.S, Thames. Last sighted 14th August 1917. Posted missing on 21 November 1917.
War Diaries confirm – sunk by German Submarine U63 with loss of all hands.
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196092 Pioneer Frederick Austin Lackenby Hardy (Royal Engineers). Aged 31.
Gassed on 23rd March 1918, succumbing to his injuries on 18th September 1919
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"They shall not grow old as we that are left grow old, age shall not weary
them not the years condemn . . . .at the going down of the sun
and in the morning . . . .We Will Remember Them."
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It is further dedicated to all Freemasons who have served and
continue to serve, in the many conflicts world wide.
NamesS138.75
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