Memorial Details
Memorial
Roll of Honour 1914-18 St. John the Evangelist
Reference
C92.02
Place
CHOPWELL
Map ref
NZ 122587
Original Location
Church of St. John the Evangelist, Derwent View, Clayton Terrace Road. On the right side of the Chancel Arch, facing the nave.
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled 25th April 1920 by Mr. F.O. Kirkup, agent for Consett Iron Co. Ltd. Dedicated by Rev. C.E. Little, Rural Dean and Rector of Whickham.
Memorial Description
Roll of Honour, approx. 30 inches high x 12 inches wide. It is housed behind glass in a frame approx. 2 inches wide. At the top is a cross, there are angels on either side. The dedication is hand written in fancy lettering, upper and lower case, and coloured variously with black, blue, red, and green, and underlined with gold lines ending in scrolls.
The names are listed underneath this in five columns in black elaborate lower case lettering.
The names are listed underneath this in five columns in black elaborate lower case lettering.
Inscription
To the glory of God and / in memory of the following men from / this parish who laid down their lives / in the Great War 1914-1918, the Chancel / Screen and Stained Glass East Window / in this Church have been erected / by grateful Parishioners.
Names
How money was raised
Public subscription
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: J. Brown
Newcastle Daily Journal 26/04/1920 reports unveiling
Illustrated Chronicle 27/04/1920 reports unveiling.
North Mail 26/04/1920 reports unveiling briefly.
A History of Blaydon District by J. Maughan, was serialised in the "Blaydon Courier" about 1955-6, and which is available as a collection of newspaper cuttings in the Newcastle Central Library.
Coal, Community and Conflict: A History of Chopwell; K. Hordon, 1995.
Newcastle Daily Journal 26/04/1920 reports unveiling
Illustrated Chronicle 27/04/1920 reports unveiling.
North Mail 26/04/1920 reports unveiling briefly.
A History of Blaydon District by J. Maughan, was serialised in the "Blaydon Courier" about 1955-6, and which is available as a collection of newspaper cuttings in the Newcastle Central Library.
Coal, Community and Conflict: A History of Chopwell; K. Hordon, 1995.
External web link
Links to Source Material :
Research acknowledgements
Geoffrey Nicholson; George and Janet Brown; Nan Smith; Susan Carlisle; Dorothy Hall; Paul Murray
Research In Progress
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Roll of Honour 1914-18 St. John the Evangelist (C92.02)
CHOPWELL, St. John's Church.
To the glory + of God and
in memory of the following men from
this Parish who laid down their lives
in the Great War 1914-1918, the Chancel
Screen and Stained Glass East Window
in this Church have been erected
by grateful Parishioners.
Column 1 Column 2
Allen, Robert Clementson, Wilfred Lawson
Allison, Tom. Clifford, John
Angus, John Thomas Clipperton, William Charles
Appleton, Frank Roseveare Coates, Robert
Armory, Joseph Henry Coates, William Harold
Armory, Charles Frederick Cobain, Henry
Armstrong, Robert Collins, Thomas
Armstrong, Joseph Thomas Collins, John
Armstrong, John Joseph Collingwood, John William
Armstrong, Thomas Wilson Cook, Robert
Armstrong, William Conlan, Joseph
Armstrong, William Arthur Coughlan, Robert
Atkinson, Fred Coulthard, Richard
Bailey, James Coulthard, Wilfred
Barker, John Coulthard, George William
Barnes, John William Cowen, Robert William
Barron, John William Cruddas, Ambrose
Bell, Herbert James Curl, Sydney Charles
Betton, Louis Curry, William
Bevil, Thomas Davies, George
Birkbeck, William Addison Davison, William
Black, James Dixon, Fred
Bolam, George Dixon, Nicholas Mark
Braddock, Nicholas William Dobson, Robert
Broad, John Dodd, James Septimus
Brown, John Dodds, William
Brown, Robert Dowson, William
Brown, John Robson Driver, Ralph
Brown, John Henry Dunn, Charles
Brummell, Thomas Edwards, Edward
Burton, Isaac Farrow, Joseph
Cairns, Thomas William Faulder, Thomas
Carr, William Aynsley Fisher, Edward
Carroll, John Henry Fletcher, Alfred
Cawthorn, Spencer Forster, William
Caygill, Joseph Watson Forster, Frederick
Chaplin, Frederick Foster, William
Charlton Michael Robt. Mitchinson Frame, Benjamin
Clark, John Joseph Gardiner, John
Clark, Robert Geary, George Edward
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Column 3 Column 4
Gibson, Thomas Lynn, Oliver Spencer
Gibson, Joseph Watson Macfarlane, John Joseph
Gill, Dan Maddison, Robert
Goodwin, Charles March, William
Goodwin, John William Martin, John
Graham, Robert Martin, William
Graham, John McKeown, Gerald
Greener, George McLean, James
Grierson, James McNeil, James
Grigg, Matthew McQueen, Albert
Hall, John George Merritt, William James
Hannah, Henry Millburn, Harold
Hardwick, Charles Thomas Miller, Septimus
Harrison, Horace Minto, George William
Hawley, William Mitton, Harry Collingwood
Heslop, Joseph Edward Moralee, Thomas
Heslop, Frank Morley, Thomas William
Hetherington, William Murphy John
Hinde, William Myers, Albert
Hood, William Neilson, Nathaniel Clark
Hood, Anthony Nevins, Septimus
Hooks, James Samuel Nixon, John Robson
Houghton, John James Oswald, Fenwick
Hughes, Joseph Henry Parkin, William Horace
Hutchinson, James Heslop Pearson, John William
Ibbotson, Michael Pearson, Joseph Nevin
Jennings, William Pearson, William Robert
Johnson, Frederick Peart, William
Johnson, William Poskett, Robert Victor
Kelly, Thomas Raine, Frank
Kennyford, James Willie Raine, John
Kidd, George Raper, Edward
Kilpatrick, Henry James Readman, John
Laws, Edward Richardson Joseph Chambers
Liddell, George Burt Richardson, James
Lockey, Walter Roberts, James
Longstaff, James Robinson, Albert
Longstaff, John Thomas Robinson, William
Longstaff, William Ernest Robinson, Joseph
Lowe, John Robson, James
-----------------------------------------------------------
Column 5
Robson, George
Robson, Thomas Charlton
Robson, Lawrence.
Rodgers, George William
Routledge, John Thomas
Scott, William
Slee, Robert
Slowther, Thomas George
Sharpe, George Edward
Smith, David
Smith, William
Smith, John
Stephenson, Ralph
Stephenson, Joseph
Tarn, John
Temple, Edward
Tiplady, Thomas
Towler, Robert
Towler, William
Thompson, James
Thompson, George Beattie
Turnbull, George
Waistell, Thomas
Wallace, Isaac
Walters, Frank
Wardlow, George
Ware, John William
Waters, John
Watson, James
Waugh, Tom
Waugh, Joseph
Welsh, Thomas James
Wilkinson, Edward
Williams, Edward
Wills, Arthur
Winter, Tom
Woof, Frederick
Wright, John
Wright, Jacob Robson
Hume, Arthur.
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