Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque 1914-18 West Moor Council School
Reference
K9.03
Place
KILLINGWORTH, West Moor.
Map ref
NZ 273704
Original Location
West Moor Council School, Southgate. In the main hall.
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled July 1922 by Cllr. Walter Stell, Chairman of Longbenton Urban District Council. Dedicated by Rev. Harold White, Vicar of Killingworth.
The replacement was dedicated 9th November 2001
Memorial Description
Plaque of zinc 32½ inches high x 17 inches wide mounted in a wood frame with total height of 36½ inches high x 21 inches wide. The name of the school is borne on a plate at the top. The dedication is on another plate below this. The main plate bearing the names is set into the frame itself. It would seem that some names have been added after the original list, since the upper part of the plate lists names in alphabetical order, and an additional set of names has been added on another plate affixed below, but all within the wooden frame. The lettering has been incised and painted black, using Roman capitals throughout.
Materials used
Zinc in oak frame
Inscription
West Moor Council School / In grateful memory of the old boys / of this school who fell / in the European War 1914-1918
Names
How money was raised
Public subscription.
Present condition
Destroyed in a fire 23rd April 2001. Replaced November 2001
Notes
1. This plaque was identical in design with the one for Crookham Council School and Burradon Council School B73.02
2. The school which burnt down, built in 1893, was in Great Lime Road, West Moor on the south side of B1505.
2. The school which burnt down, built in 1893, was in Great Lime Road, West Moor on the south side of B1505.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos of school destroyed by fire and burnt plaque: Jim Winter; photos of rededication: Jim Winter
Morpeth Herald 28/07/1922 reports unveiling ceremony.
Illustrated Chronicle 21/07/1922 reports unveiling.
The Journal 26/04/2002 reports fire
Morpeth Herald 28/07/1922 reports unveiling ceremony.
Illustrated Chronicle 21/07/1922 reports unveiling.
The Journal 26/04/2002 reports fire
Additional Research documents (click to download)
Research acknowledgements
Allan Oliver, Killingworth Local History Society; J. Brown; the late Jim Winter (Western Front Association); Dorothy Hall
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Plaque 1914-18 West Moor Council School (K9.03)
KILLINGWORTH, West Moor First School.
Westmoor Council School
In grateful memory of the old boys
of this school who fell
in the European War 1914-1918
William Armitage Pte. N.F.
Frank Bell Pte. N.F.
George R. Bolton Pte. N.F.
John R. Park Brown Sergt. N.F.
Edward Cross 2nd Lt. R.N.D.
Isaac Cowen Pte. N.F.
Joseph Dodds Pte. N.F.
Herbert Hartley Pte. N.F.
Robert Hedley Pte. N.F.
James Hindmarsh Pte. N.F.
William Hindmarsh A.B. R.N.D.
William Kinghorn 2nd Lt. R.A.F.
Stephen May Pte. G.H.
Thomas Martin Pte. N.F.
Caleb McGregor Pte. W.G.
George Robson Pte. N.F.
James Robson Pte. C.G.
Robert Rutherford Capt. D.L.I.
Alan Stoves Pte. N.F.
James Ternent Pte. Canadians
John Tones Pte. N.F.
Arthur Wardle Pte. N.F.
Charles Waugh Pte. R.N.D.
Albert Wilson Pte. N.F.
Harold Woods 2nd Lt. N.F.
Edward Cartwright Pte. W.Y.
Robert Henderson Pte. N.F.
Fred Middleton L/Cpl. N.F.
William Turner Pte. N. Cyclist
Robert Hall Pte. R.F.A.
Thomas Peacock Miller Lt. L.F.
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North Durham Chronicle and Northern Mail 21/7/1922 has variations on names:
Matthew Bolton instead of George R. Bolton
Thomas Park Brown instead of John R. Park Brown.
The list reads up to Harold Woods and the last few names are
omitted.
NamesK9.03
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