Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque Pupils 1914-18 School
Reference
C66.02
Place
CROOKHAM
Map ref
NT 916382
Original Location
Crookham Council School. (Closed)
Present Location
Transferred to the Village Hall when the School was sold and turned into a private dwelling.
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled 24/12/1921 by Sir Francis D. Blake, Bart, M.P.
Memorial Description
Plaque, 2 feet high x 18 inches wide on a wood frame with plain edge. The name of the school is borne on a small plaque at the top, the dedication is on a slightly larger plaque below this. The names are listed in a single column on a large plate, those who died at the top and those who served underneath. All lettering is in using Roman capitals.
Materials used
Zinc in oak frame.
Inscription
Crookham Council School / In memory of the old boys of this / school who fell and who served / in the European War 1914-1918.
Names
Cost
£17/15/=
Present condition
Good
Notes
1. This plaque is identical in style and form to those in West Moor Council School, Killingworth K9.03 and Burradon Council School B73.02
2. At the time of the unveiling, £15/4/6d had been raised. This left a deficit of £2/10/6 plus further expenses of £3/6/6d. The deficit was cleared by Northumberland County Education Committee.
2. At the time of the unveiling, £15/4/6d had been raised. This left a deficit of £2/10/6 plus further expenses of £3/6/6d. The deficit was cleared by Northumberland County Education Committee.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: J. Brown
Shields Daily News 04/01/1922 carries brief press report of the unveiling.
Alnwick & County Gazette 22/10/1921 reports proposed plaque in school.
Berwick Journal 29/12/1921 reports unveiling.
Shields Daily News 04/01/1922 carries brief press report of the unveiling.
Alnwick & County Gazette 22/10/1921 reports proposed plaque in school.
Berwick Journal 29/12/1921 reports unveiling.
Research acknowledgements
The late R.W. Gould; Mrs. Robson (Caretaker, Village Hall and Post Mistress); Janet Brown; Tony Harding; Colin Wakeling
Research In Progress
Coldstream and District Local History Society are researching the names on this memorial. Contact:
info@coldstreamhistorysociety.co.uk
Plaque Pupils 1914-18 School (C66.02)
CROOKHAM, Village hall.
Crookham Council School
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In memory of the old boys of this
school who fell and who served
in the European War 1914-1918.
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John Archbold Pte. K.O.Y.L.I.
Wm. Aynsley Gnr. R.G.A.
Jas. A. Brown L/Cpl. A. & S.H.
A. Kirkup Pte. Canadians
Jas. Porteous. Pte. N.F.
W. Wilkinson Pte. K.O.Y.L.I.
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Alex. Aynsley Sgt. A.O.C.
T. Auchterlonie Pte. A. & S.H.
Alb. Brown Pte. N.F.
And. Brown Cpl. N.F.
D. Brown Pte. N.F.
J. Brown Pte. N.F.
L. Brown Pte. R.D.G.
R. Brown Pte. N.F.
A. Curle Pte. R.E.
J. Curle Pte. R.A.V.C.
R. Curle Sgt. K.R.R.
G. Conquer Pte. R.A.S.C.
J. Conquer Pte. R.A.F.
E. Dodds Pte. Canadians
J.B. Hogarth Capt. R.A.M.C.
T. Hume Cpl. R.A.S.C.
R.V. Johnstone Pte. K.O.S.B.
H. Kirkup Pte. D.L.I.
J. Lowrie Pte. N.F.
R. Moffat Pte. S.G.
J. McArthur 2nd Lieut. N.F.
A. McDougal Pte. N.F.
J. McLean Pte. Australians
Jas. Patterson Pte. N.F.
Jno. Patterson Pte. R.G.A.
J. Piercy Pte. N.F.
A. Pringle Pte. M.G.C.
A. Robson Pte. R.S.
J. Romanes Pte. S.H.
T. Romanes Pte. S.G.
G.W. Scott Pte. R.E.
T. Stewart Sgt. R.F.A.
T. Walker Pte. R.S.
NamesC66.02
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