Memorial Details
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Memorial
Roll of Honour 1914-18 Universal Social Club
Reference
H62.06
Place
HIRST
Original Location
Universal Social Club, Hirst House, Woodhorn Road.
Present Location
Missing
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled 31st January 1920 by Mr. W.S. Sanderson of Morpeth.
Memorial Description
Roll of Honour. It carried the names of those who served, and photographs of those who died.
Inscription
"God (?) your arms be praised, Victorious friend! The day is ours".
Names
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Mr. Thomas H. Poll of Ashington.
Notes
1. It was reported on enquiry that "the previous Secretary was a great one for throwing things out". Whether he was responsible for the loss of this memorial is unknown.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Morpeth Herald 06/02/1920 reports the unveiling ceremony.
Links to Source Material :
Research acknowledgements
Janet Brown; Universal Social Club
Research In Progress
Alan Grint is researching the names on this memorial.
Contact: Ashington War Memorials
Roll of Honour 1914-18 Universal Social Club (H62.06)
HIRST, Universal Social Club.
The layout of this memorial is unknown.
The following list of names of those who died
has been extracted from a newspaper report,
and has not been compared with the original nor a good photo.
There were also 147 names of those who served, which were not
listed in the newspaper.
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G.A. Dickson R. Sweet
Wm. Taylor Thos. Johnson
Ed. Cosser Chas. Garrod
H. Bolton J. Robertson
W. Foreman R. Reid
H. Downie J. Dixon
R. Hogg J. Scott
W. Hewitt R. Bell
J. Hope R. Johnson
Dan Gilroy Thos. Johnson
Wm. Rushfort
NamesH62.06
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Parish Notes
Every Name A Story
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