Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque 1914-18 Colliery
Reference
H92.04
Place
HEWORTH
Original Location
Colliery, on front of new stone lamp-house.
Present Location
Building demolished.
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled 16th July 1922 by Lt.Col. Shakespear, C.M.G., C.B.E., D.S.O. of 13th NF. Dedicated by Rev. Father Costello
Memorial Description
Plaque approx. 4 feet high in stone classical setting approx. 8 feet high with pedimented top and flat fluted columns on each side. In the pediment is a wreath raised in half relief. On the plaque, the names are incised in three columns.
Materials used
Bronze plaque in stone setting.
Names
Present condition
Lost.
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Erected by High Heworth Working Party
Notes
1. More men from the colliery had served in the 13th NF than in any other unit.
2. There were 2,033 men and boys at the colliery. There were 860 between the age of 18 and 40, and 788 joined the colours. The other 72 were all permanently unfit.
3. The two children in the photograph taken in 1962 are the son and daughter of Mrs. Philipson, now the Verger of St.Alban’s, Heworth.
4. The names on this transcript have been compared with the GENUKI website, and some discrepancies found. These are (our name list first, with GENUKI names in brackets:
Hedley Patrick Pte (Bradley, Patrick Pte);
Cue? James L/C (Case, James L/C);
Clark J.R. (A.B.) (Clark, R.H. (A.B.):
Greenhall M. Pte (Greenhalf, M. Pte);
Harle Benjamin Corpl. (Hails, Benjamin Corpl); Homes John Pte (Humes, John Pte):
Lunard Adam Pte (Lunam, Adam Pte)
2. There were 2,033 men and boys at the colliery. There were 860 between the age of 18 and 40, and 788 joined the colours. The other 72 were all permanently unfit.
3. The two children in the photograph taken in 1962 are the son and daughter of Mrs. Philipson, now the Verger of St.Alban’s, Heworth.
4. The names on this transcript have been compared with the GENUKI website, and some discrepancies found. These are (our name list first, with GENUKI names in brackets:
Hedley Patrick Pte (Bradley, Patrick Pte);
Cue? James L/C (Case, James L/C);
Clark J.R. (A.B.) (Clark, R.H. (A.B.):
Greenhall M. Pte (Greenhalf, M. Pte);
Harle Benjamin Corpl. (Hails, Benjamin Corpl); Homes John Pte (Humes, John Pte):
Lunard Adam Pte (Lunam, Adam Pte)
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Old photo taken after unveiling in 1922, and one of two children standing in front of the memorial.
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 22/07/1922 reports unveiling.
Illustrated Chronicle 17/07/1922 reports unveiling with photos.
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 22/07/1922 reports unveiling.
Illustrated Chronicle 17/07/1922 reports unveiling with photos.
Research acknowledgements
Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale; John and Mavis Dixon; Mr. Reay, local historian; Mrs. Philipson; Anthea Lang; Dorothy Hall; Richard Jennings
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Plaque 1914-18 Colliery (H92.04)
Heworth Colliery
The layout of this memorial is not known.
The photograph shows the names in three columns,
but is completely unreadable.
The names below have been extracted from a newspaper report.
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Pte. Joseph Adams AB William E. Knights
L/C William Arnell Pte. William Laws
Pte. James Ashcroft Driver John Liddle
Pte. Thomas Ashcroft Lieut. J. Long
Pte. J.E. Atkinson Pte. Adam Lunam
Pte. T.P. Barker Sapper Joseph Marshall
Pte. James Bell Pte. William Maughan
Pte. James Berry Pte. John McGuire
Pte. R.T. Bickerdyke Pte. James A. Milling
Pte. W.C. Blythman Sapper Robert Mitchell
Pte. James Brannen Pte. A.D. Morrison
AB T.B. Brown Pte. Andrew Mortimer
AB Robert Brown Pte. R. Morton
Pte. Thomas Bruce Pte. John Mulligan
AB Frank Burn Sergt. J. Murphy
Pte. Edward Burnham Driver George Musgrove
Pte. Robert Carson AB Samuel Newsome
Sgt. John Carter Pte. F. O’Neil
Pte. John E. Carter L/C W. Potts
L/C James Case Pte. James Purdy
AB R.H. Clark Pte. James Quinn
Pte. Thomas A. Clough AB Jas. R. Robinson
AB Ernest Coltman Pte. Edward Ritchie
Pte. William Crawford Pte. Thomas Robinson
Pte. Thos. Cuthbertson Pte. Martin Rogan
Pte. F.A. Dixon AB J.T. Ross
Pte. M.B. Dixon Driver T. Rowland
Pte. Jas. C. Dorman Gunner Edward Saynor
Pte. Frank Eales AB B.S. Scott
Pte. Robert Elliott L/C J.R. Short
Pte. Matthew Evans Pte. William Simpson
Pte. William L. Evans Pte. J.D. Spoors
AB John Fleming Pte. Thomas Stephenson
Gunner Thomas Fleming Smith G.S. Stephenson
Gunner Robert Foster Gunner John Story
Pte. George E. Freeman Sergt. J.T. Story
Pte. J.J. French Pte. J.T. Stott
Corpl. Peter Gaffney L/C William Suggett
Pte. James Gooding Pte. John Sutherland
Pte. Richard Gofton Pte. William Taylor
Driver John T. Graham Pte. Fred Thompson
Pte. Edward Grainger Pte. George Thompson
Pte. M. Greenhalf Pte. T. Thompson
Pte. Alfred Greenwell AB John Tinkler
Pte. Hilton Gustard Pte. J.W. Tippett
Pte. Thomas Gustard Pte. William Towers
Pte. Thomas Guy Pte. J.S. Usher
Corpl. Benjamin Hails Pte. George Wardle
Stoker Thomas Hall L/Sergt.Thomas Wardle
Pte. Robert Hall Pte. William Wardle
Pte. Henry Heckels Pte. J.K. Watchman
Pte. Patrick Hedley AB F.F. Watson
Pte. N. Hindmarsh Sapper Robert West
Pte. Robert Holmes Ldg. Stoker John Wilson
AB James W. Hopper Pte. J.R. Wilson
AB W.E. Hughes Stoker John Wilkinson
Pte. John Humes L/C John Winwood
Pte. J.G. Jewitt Pte. Andrew Wood
Pte. Thomas Keenam Pte. George Wood
Pte. Thomas Knight Pte. Thomas Wood
NamesH92.04
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