Memorial Details
Memorial
Roll of Honour Colliery 1914-18 Dene Court Communal Room
Reference
H140.03
Place
HAMSTERLEY COLLIERY
Map ref
1256
Original Location
Hamsterley Institute and Club
Present Location
The club closed in 1985/6.
Moved to the Dene Community Centre.
Moved to the Dene Community Centre.
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled June 1916 by Miss Mabel Watson who had travelled from Selkirk in Scotland leaving her ailing mother. She was acting on her brother’s behalf.
Memorial Description
Roll of Honour in dark wood frame 4 feet high x 3 feet wide behind glass. There is a coloured border of ?acanthus leaves. In each corner is a roundel bearing a small painted scene, with two more down the sides., depicting the colliery and working men’s club. Across the top is an array of flags of all the allies. There is another panoramic scene of the village in a rectangular frame below the dedication and above the names. The names are listed in five columns, handwritten in black ink, under regimental headings written in red.
Materials used
Paper, wood, glass.
Inscription
Roll of Honour / 1914-191 (sic) / of workmen of Hamsterley Colliery and Members of the Institute and Club / who have joined His Majesty’s Forces.
God save the King.
God save the King.
Names
Who commissioned
Hamsterley Institute and Club
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
J.J. Longhurst of Blackett Street, Newcastle, Illuminator.
Notes
1. The date at the top is incomplete.
2. This was unveiled in 1916, long before the end of the war, and is therefore incomplete. A newspaper report says that it contains the names of 191 who served, of whom 10 had fallen and 10 were missing who, it was hoped, were prisoners.
Another report says that of these, 86 were in the D.L.I., 35 in the West Yorks.; 30 in the N.F.; 10 in the R.A.M.C.; 6 in the Royal Navy; 5 in the Royal Artillery “and so on”. Of the 191, 117 had seen active service.
3. Miss Watson’s brother, Capt. A.T. Watson, is at the head of the roll – every male member of the Watson family is or was on active service.
4. Miss Watson said that she hoped that eventually there would be a suitable memorial in Hamsterley Colliery.
5. At the ceremony, Miss Watson presented a silver wristwatch to Pte. G.N. Wetherall of the D.L.I. who was home on leave from the front.
6. On a visit July 3rd 2019 it was discovered that the Dene Court Communal room had been out of action, due to a burst tank, for the last eighteen months. The Roll of Honour is in storage till the room is completely renovated.
2. This was unveiled in 1916, long before the end of the war, and is therefore incomplete. A newspaper report says that it contains the names of 191 who served, of whom 10 had fallen and 10 were missing who, it was hoped, were prisoners.
Another report says that of these, 86 were in the D.L.I., 35 in the West Yorks.; 30 in the N.F.; 10 in the R.A.M.C.; 6 in the Royal Navy; 5 in the Royal Artillery “and so on”. Of the 191, 117 had seen active service.
3. Miss Watson’s brother, Capt. A.T. Watson, is at the head of the roll – every male member of the Watson family is or was on active service.
4. Miss Watson said that she hoped that eventually there would be a suitable memorial in Hamsterley Colliery.
5. At the ceremony, Miss Watson presented a silver wristwatch to Pte. G.N. Wetherall of the D.L.I. who was home on leave from the front.
6. On a visit July 3rd 2019 it was discovered that the Dene Court Communal room had been out of action, due to a burst tank, for the last eighteen months. The Roll of Honour is in storage till the room is completely renovated.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: C. Sanders; Dorothy Hall
Consett Guardian 09/06/1916 reports unveiling.
Consett Guardian 09/06/1916 reports unveiling.
External web link
Links to Source Material :
Research acknowledgements
C. Sanders; Dorothy Hall
Research In Progress
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Roll of Honour Colliery 1914-18 Dene Court Communal Room (H140.03)
HAMSTERLEY COLLIERY Dene Court Communal Room
1914-191
Roll of Honour
of workmen of Hamsterley Colliery and Members of the Institute and Club
who have joined His Majesty’s Forces.
King’s Royal Rifles
Capt. A.T. Watson
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
West Yorks N.F. A.S.C.
Armstrong Matthew Jacques Jno. Wood Fred.
Burns John Johnson William Taylor John T.
Chamberlain Arthur Loughran A A.V.C.
Clewes John L. Leadbitter George Thompson Jno.
Coulson Syd. W. Moore Archie
Cruddace Robert Moore Paxton 3rd Lanark
Errington William Morris Jno. Grieve Jas.
Forster Thomas Oliver Richard
Graham Robert Patterson Thomas K.O.S.B.
Graham Frank Richardson George Stagg Jno.
Haggarth Elga Smith William
Hansome Thomas Talbot Peter R.E.
Holdon Jonothan Ward Ben Earnshaw LieutO
Jobes William Ward Jno.
McGuire Richard White Edward D.L.I.
McKenzie Thomas W. Simpson John Allan John
Milwater John Navy Anderson Joseph
McIntosh Henry Cockerill Arthur Armstrong Edward
Nithsdale Jno. Quil. Churchill Chas Atthey Thomas
Oakes Thomas W. Hughes James Barrow James
Parkinson Thomas Gray George Carr Michael
Scott John Goodfellow Robert Clark Peter
Thompson James Williamson Jas. Coulson Ernest
Tiplady Thomas Cranney Patrick
Vator Jno. G. R.G.A. Dale John
Wade J.W. Chaytor R.G. Dale Stanley
Waters Charles Cheeseman Alfred Dobson William
Waters Joseph R.F.A. Dodds Ernest
Watson Joseph Nevins Geo. Wm. Donnelly Joseph
Well(Smith)John Robey William Duffy John
Young William Robson Thos Elliott Thomas
Wilson Jas. Elliott Horace
N.F. Wilson Albert Fallon William
Allan George Graham Andrew
Allan Joseph R.A.M.C. Graham Jno. Ed.
Bilclough Robert Allan William Graham Geo. Ritson
Blackburn William Axford Chas. Hillary Colin
Counsell Jno. Brown Thomas Hillary Joseph
Dodds Joseph Curnow Alf Hillary Norman
Fretwell Arthur Errington Fk. Holdon Joseph
Graham Fk. Fryer Henry Holdon William
Grugan Joseph Hodgson G B Hope Storey
Hansome James Johnson Frank Hudson George
Hunt William Kennedy Richard Hunt John
Adams Mark Warth Stephen F.(Rev)James Robert
Aldsworth William S.A.I. Jermyn James
Snaith John Cawthorne Wm. Jobes Mark
N.H.
Bell Jno. H.
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Columns 4 Column 5
D.L.I. D.L.I.
Jones William Wheatley Ernest
Jones Mosey Willis Edward
Jamieson John H. Wilson John
Kennedy Jno. Yarrow Thomas
Key Edward Railton William
Kyles Jno. Wm. Wood Alfred
Lamb Thomas Wilson Thomas
Logan David Wm.
Mason Robert
MacDonald Lieut E.
McCleary George
McCusker Thomas
Mckenzie Frank
McPhilips Jno.
Merriott James
Milson James West Yorks
Mitchell John Brown Henry
Mosey Mark Hall Thomas
Mosey Richard Glasgow David
Nicholson James Snow John
Oakes Jas Norman
Patterson Edward
Peak Norman Gren. Guard
Peak Stanley Glendinning Arthur
Pigg William
Platt Richard
Powell Joseph Air Craft
Rooney Robert Smith George
Roy John
Scarr James
Stafford James
Soulsby James
Stirling Walter
Steward George
Street Fred
Street George
Sullivan Michael
Talbot Joseph
Talbot Thomas
Turner Henry Sen.
Turner Henry Jur.
Turner Jno. Wm.
Vickors Thomas Wm.
Walker Richard
Walton John
Watson John
Weatherell George Norman
and the following
Lieut Young Lieut H. Wood
Sergt S. Aldridge Corp G. Erskine
God save the King.
NamesH140.03
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