Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque 6 DLI 1914-18 Drill Hall
Reference
C101.03
Place
CONSETT
Map ref
NZ 107509
Original Location
Drill Hall (Closed)
Present Location
Christ Church, Parliament Street / Church Street. In the porch
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled 23rd October 1921 by Major-General Sir Percy Wilkinson, K.C.M.G., C.B.; dedicated by Rev. W.C.D. Fedden, Vicar of Consett.
Memorial Description
Plaque 2 feet 10 inches high x 4 feet wide fixed to left side wall of entrance. There is a scroll running along the top bearing the quotation in letters raised on a black background. At either side of the tablet is a column topped with a wreath in each of which is the year 1914 in red to the left and 1918 to the right. Each column has a scroll wrapped round with a garland on which the battle honours are named. At centre top of the plaque is the badge of the D.L.I. 6 Battn with the words “Faithful” below. The words “Pro” and “Patria” are in cartouches on each side, with the lettering raised and the background blackened. At the bottom are the words “They answered the call”. The names are listed in four columns. The dedication is in Roman capitals, the names are in sans serif capitals.
Materials used
Brass
Inscription
Great love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
Pro Patria
This tablet / is erected by the Officers, W.O’s, N.C.O’s and men of the / Consett Detachment of the 6th Batt. The Durham Light Infantry / to the glorious memory of their comrades of the detachment / who laid down their lives in the Great European War.
They answered the call.
Pro Patria
This tablet / is erected by the Officers, W.O’s, N.C.O’s and men of the / Consett Detachment of the 6th Batt. The Durham Light Infantry / to the glorious memory of their comrades of the detachment / who laid down their lives in the Great European War.
They answered the call.
Names
How money was raised
Cost of fixing it in the church was met by the D.L.I. funded with no outside help.
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Designed by Coy. Sergt. Major Sculthorpe of the Permanent Staff, Consett; Made by Edward H. Thew, Newcastle upon Tyne;
Ownership and maintenance
The memorial was to be burnished and lacquered, and maintained thereafter by the D.L.I. after removal to the church.
Notes
1. This area formed one of the traditional recruiting areas for the 6th D.L.I.
2. The report in the Consett Guardian includes the name of Pte. G. Robson twice.
3. There were 249 men in the Detachment, of whom 239 volunteered to go overseas.
2. The report in the Consett Guardian includes the name of Pte. G. Robson twice.
3. There were 249 men in the Detachment, of whom 239 volunteered to go overseas.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: Errol Broomfield; Dorothy Hall
Illustrated Chronicle 24/10/1921 reports unveiling.
Consett Guardian 28/10/1921 reports unveiling.
Consett and Stanley Guardian 28/10/1921 reports unveiling.
Stanley News 27/10/1921 reports unveiling.
Blaydon Courier 29/10/1921 reports unveiling.
Newcastle Daily Chronicle 22/10/1921 reports proposed unveiling tomorrow; 24/10/1921 reports unveiling.
The Monumental Brasses of County Durham William Lack, H. Martin Stuchfield and Philip Whittemore 2002 ISBN 095 4327101
Diocese of Durham Faculty 5286 issued 6/12/1971
Source of quotation:
“Greater love hath no man . . .” St. John 15 v 13.
Illustrated Chronicle 24/10/1921 reports unveiling.
Consett Guardian 28/10/1921 reports unveiling.
Consett and Stanley Guardian 28/10/1921 reports unveiling.
Stanley News 27/10/1921 reports unveiling.
Blaydon Courier 29/10/1921 reports unveiling.
Newcastle Daily Chronicle 22/10/1921 reports proposed unveiling tomorrow; 24/10/1921 reports unveiling.
The Monumental Brasses of County Durham William Lack, H. Martin Stuchfield and Philip Whittemore 2002 ISBN 095 4327101
Diocese of Durham Faculty 5286 issued 6/12/1971
Source of quotation:
“Greater love hath no man . . .” St. John 15 v 13.
External web link
Links to Source Material :
Research acknowledgements
Errol Broomfield; Ron Carson; John and Mavis Dixon; Dorothy Hall; Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale
Research In Progress
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Plaque 6 DLI 1914-18 Drill Hall (C101.03)
CONSETT, Drill Hall
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
Pro Patria
This tablet
is erected by the Officers, W.O's, N.C.O's and men of the
Consett Detachment of the 6th Batt. The Durham Light Infantry
to the glorious memory of their comrades of the detachment
who laid down their lives in the Great European War.
Capt. G. Kirkhouse Pte. W.R. Askew Pte. S. Greenwood Pte. J. McDougall
Sgt. J.W. Richardson “ W. Allison “ H. Hornsby “ M. Perry
“ R.B. Bell “ N.J. Anderson “ C. Howarth “ M.F. Parker
“ J.P. Bennison “ T. Ashbridge “ J. Harwood “ G. Robson
“ T. Hunter “ E.S. Bell “ S.J.H. Harris “ T.R. Richards
“ R. Blair “ A. Chapman “ J. Jeffrey “ W. Richardson
Cpl. A. Malpass “ J. Clarke “ F.G. Johnson “ F. Ridley
“ G. Gardiner “ P. Cullen “ E. Jackson “ W. Robinson
“ E. Ackerman “ J. Cranney “ T.W. Ledger “ J.J. Robson
“ C. Hill “ D. Davis “ M. Linskey “ G. Redshaw
“ H. Bell “ D. Donagie “ F. Lyall “ R. Stephenson
“ J. Briscoe “ D. Foreman “ P. Martin “ J.R. Stafford
L.Cpl. J. Dowden “ G. Fox “ P. McBride “ W. Shotton
“ M. Shannon “ C.H. Gill “ J. Marshall “ J.E. Smith
“ J. McNally “ J.J. Gill “ P. McGovern “ J.G. Woods
Pte. P. Wright
They answered the call.
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The Newcastle Daily Chronicle 22/10/1921 has the name Davies instead of Davis.
NamesC101.03
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