Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque 1914-18 Royal British Legion
Reference
M50.01
Place
MEADOWFIELD
Map ref
NZ 2439
Original Location
Royal British Legion Club, Meadowfield.
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled October 1937 by Brig.Gen. E.P.A. Riddell, Area President of the British Legion; dedicated by Rt.Rev. J.G. Gordon, Bishop of Jarrow.
Memorial Description
Plaque 5 feet 7 inches high x 9 feet long with pointed top, in which is the badge of the Royal British Legion and the dedication. The title “Roll of Honour” are in the top border of the main panel, with Binyon’s quotation in italics. There is a plain pillar at each side.
The main panel is sub-divided into five panels in which the names are carved in two columns on each, the names being carried down onto the bottom border between dentils. The lettering is carved and blackened, using serif capitals throughout. A tiny plate at the bottom gives the details of the makers.
The main panel is sub-divided into five panels in which the names are carved in two columns on each, the names being carried down onto the bottom border between dentils. The lettering is carved and blackened, using serif capitals throughout. A tiny plate at the bottom gives the details of the makers.
Materials used
Oak
Inscription
In proud / memory / of our comrades / of Brandon and / District, who fell in the Great War 1914-18 Roll of Honour /
They shall grow not old as we that are left grown old, Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn, At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, we will remember them.”
They shall grow not old as we that are left grown old, Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn, At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, we will remember them.”
Names
Who commissioned
Members of Royal British Legion
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Designed and made by T.S. Hall (branch treasurer) and G. Reay, (Committee member) of the above Branch, 1937
Notes
1. This remembers the men from the District who fell. The local RBL Branch was formed in 1932.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: Simon Raine; C. Sanders; Karen Redhead; Bill Allon
Durham Advertiser 15/10/1937 reports unveiling.
Source of quotation
“They shall grow not old “ For the Fallen Lawrence Binyon
Durham Advertiser 15/10/1937 reports unveiling.
Source of quotation
“They shall grow not old “ For the Fallen Lawrence Binyon
External web link
Research acknowledgements
Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale; C. Sanders; Karen Redhead; Bill Allon
Research In Progress
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Plaque 1914-18 Royal British Legion (M50.01)
MEADOWFIELD Royal British Legion Club, Meadowfield.
In proud memory
of our comrades of Brandon and
District, who fell in the Great War 1914-18
Roll of Honour
They shall grow not old as we that are left grown old, Age shall not weary them,
nor the years condemn, At the going down of the sun, and in the morning,
we will remember them.”
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Panel 1 Panel 2
A.C. Adamson N. Birkett J. Craggs R. Freeman
T. Adamson Jas. Bond R.P. Craggs W. Freeman
D. Allchurch J. Bond J. Culley J. Furguson
W.H. Allchurch J.A. Brannan E. Cummings J. Garbutt
J. Addison E. Brown A. Daglish W. Gardner
J. Allison G.A. Brown Jas. Davies W.H. Gent
W. Appleby J. Brown J. Davies J.W. Gibbon
J. Armstrong L. Brown H. Davison R. Gibbon
J. Atkinson R. Brown J. Dent G.W. Gibson
T. Bage S. Burdess H. Devlin J.W. Gibson
J. Bailey J. Burns F. Dickinson R. Gill
F. Bailes R. Burlison J.W. Dickinson D. Gleghorn
W. Bains B. Carr H. Dickinson H. Greenwell
J. Barras J. Carr T. Dickinson H. Grocock
J. Barrow M. Cavanagh R. Dixon A. Guyll
G. Barrow J.E. Chance T. Dodds F. Haley
J.T. Bartlett T. Chilton J. Donohue J. Haley
J.F. Basey G.S. Clarke J. Eales G. Hall
A.W. Beadle H. Clarke T. Elliott J. Hamilton
J. Beaver J. Cockburn R. Farthing F. Hardy
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At bottom
J. Belcher T. Cockburn H. Fisher W. Hardy
J. Bell J. Connor J.W. Forster R. Harland
G.W. Beresford J. Cornish A. Freeman J. Harrison
T. Beresford E. Coulson R.D. Freeman J. Headley
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Panel 3 Panel 4
P. Higgins R. Leighton T. Moffat J. Reynolds
J. Hird B.S.B. Liddle S. Molloy M. Richardson
S. Holliday R. Liddle J.R. Moore T.E. Richardson
J. Hopkins W. Liddle J. Morris J.T. Ridley
G. Hopper J. Liptrot S. Morris T. Robinson
R. Houghton T. Lockey J. Moses B. Robson
G. Humphrey G.A. Lockney R. Moses C.M. Robson
T. Humphrey W. Lofthouse S. Moses F. Robson
J. Hunter J. Lumley J.T. Murray H.S. Robson
T. Hutchinson W.P. Lumley J. Musgrave P. Robson
I. Jackson M. Lynch G.T. Naisbet W.H. Robson
W. Jarvis J. Madgin W. Nesbett W. Robson
T. Jayne J. Malone W. Newton W. Robson (B.R.Y)
T. Jennings R. Malone A. O’Connor G.W. Rodgers
W. Jobling M. Mason J. Oley P. Rome
G. Johnson J.W. Mavin G. Ovington J. Rowan
R. Johnson J.W. Mawson W. Parrish W. Rowan
E. Kelly J. McArdle R. Pearson P. Rowe
I. Kelly E. McDermott R. Potts W. Roxborough
A. Kirtley R. McGregor T. Ramsay J. Ryan
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At bottom
J. Knowles F. McGurk Rev. W. Ransome M. Ryan
N. Lawson J. McManus M. Reavley T. Ryan
J. Lee J. Mills R. Reay E. Sayers
W. Lee W. Mills G.P. Reid H. Schofield
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Panel 5
J. Sherrington A. Travers
G.R. Simpson J. Travers
T.W. Simpson R. Trow
J. Slee J. Tumilty
F. Smith F. Tunney
J. Smith J. Tunney
J.T. Smith G.W. Vardy
T. Smith A. Waddle
P. Solan R. Wallet
G. Stout W.K. Walton
I. Stout H. Warburton
J. Staff H. Ward
W. Staples R. Warkman
M. Stobbart E. Warner
F. Storey R. Warner
J.J. Suggett T. Watson
H. Tanfield J. Welsh
W. Taylor S. Wetherell
A. Teeder A. Wilson
J. Teggert J. Wilson
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At bottom
W. Temperley W. Winter
J.W. Temple T.W. Wood
J. Thompson R. Wood
C.E. Todd O. Wrightson
Names M50.01
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