Memorial Details
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Memorial
Roll of Honour 1914-18 Wesleyan Mission
Reference
H62.05
Place
HIRST
Original Location
Wesleyan Mission
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled April 1921 by Mr. Thomas Rigby of Newbiggin
Memorial Description
Roll of Honour mounted in oak frame
Inscription
(Dedicated to 59 members who served, including 9 who died).
Names
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Sidney Brown of Newbiggin.
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 Nov.9th 1924.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Morpeth Herald 29/04/1921 reports unveiling.
Blyth News 17/11/1921 reports unveiling ceremony.
Blyth News 17/11/1921 reports unveiling ceremony.
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Research acknowledgements
The late Jack Tait (Blyth L.H.S.); Janet Brown.; Sid Thompson
Research In Progress
Alan Grint is researching the names on this memorial.
Contact: Ashington War Memorials
Roll of Honour 1914-18 Wesleyan Mission (H62.05)
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.
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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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