Memorial

Roll of Honour 1914-18 Wesleyan Mission

Hirst

Memorial Name: Roll of Honour 1914-18 Wesleyan Mission (H62.05)

NEWMP Ref No.: H62.05

Parish: Hirst

Original Location:

Wesleyan Mission

Present Location:

Unknown

Which War:

1914-18

Dedication, Creation or Publication date:

Unveiled April 1921 by Mr. Thomas Rigby of Newbiggin

Sculptor, Artist or Designer:

Sidney Brown of Newbiggin.

Inscription:

(Dedicated to 59 members who served, including 9 who died).

Memorial Description:

Roll of Honour mounted in oak frame

Names:

9 full names of those who fell
See transcript.

Notes:

1. Members of the Mission who had served were presented with a Bible inscribed “Presented to ……in recognition of services rendered for King and Country during the Great War”. It was presented at the unveiling of the Ashington War Memorial on Sunday November 9th 1924.

Sources:

Blyth News
17/11/1921 reports unveiling ceremony.

Morpeth Herald
29/04/1921 reports unveiling.

 

Sources Link: Morpeth Herald 04 29 Fri -1921

Additional Research Documents

Research Acknowledgements:

Jack Tait (Blyth L.H.S.);
Janet Brown.;
Sid Thompson

Research In Progress:

Alan Grint is researching the names on this memorial.

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Names Documents:

HIRST Wesleyan Mission

 

The layout of this memorial is not known.

It also included men who served.

The following has been extracted from a newspaper

report and has not been compared with the original

nor a good copy.

—————————————————

  Peter Bell       Thomas Cook

  Joseph Binns     Alfred Davidson

  Edgar Boggan     Nichol Dorgan

  Charles Cameron Ralph Hill

     John Edward Nicholson.

NamesH62.05

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