Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque 1914-18 St. Luke
Reference
U8.03
Place
USHAW MOOR
Map ref
NZ 225427
Original Location
St. Luke’s Church
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled May 7th 1921 by Hon. Joseph Pease, dedicated by the Bishop of Durham.
Memorial Description
Plaque, very plain, on which the dedication is at the top surrounding a cross within a circle. The lettering is raised using Gothic lettering. Below this two sunken panels carry the names listed in a single column on each, the lettering is in Roman lower case.
Materials used
Bronze plaques in oak frame.
Inscription
Ushaw Moor Parish Church.
To the glory of God and / in proud and grateful / memory of the men of this / Parish who gave their lives in the / Great War 1914-1918 the Stained / Glass East Window of this Church / and this tablet are erected.
In Pace Requiescant. (May they rest in peace)
To the glory of God and / in proud and grateful / memory of the men of this / Parish who gave their lives in the / Great War 1914-1918 the Stained / Glass East Window of this Church / and this tablet are erected.
In Pace Requiescant. (May they rest in peace)
Names
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: Simon Raine; C. Sanders; Eddie Castling; James Pasby
Illustrated Chronicle 07/05/1921 reports unveiling this afternoon.
Northern Echo 09/05/1921 reports unveiling.
Consett and Stanley Chronicle 13/05/1921 reports unveiling.
Darlington and Stockton Times 14/05/1921 reports unveiling.
Durham County Advertiser 13/05/1921 reports unveiling.
Auckland County Chronicle 12/05/1921 reports unveiling.
The Monumental Brasses of County Durham William Lack, H. Martin Stuchfield and Philip Whittemore 2002 ISBN 095 4327101
Source of quotation
“In pace requiescant” Latin Mass for the Dead
Illustrated Chronicle 07/05/1921 reports unveiling this afternoon.
Northern Echo 09/05/1921 reports unveiling.
Consett and Stanley Chronicle 13/05/1921 reports unveiling.
Darlington and Stockton Times 14/05/1921 reports unveiling.
Durham County Advertiser 13/05/1921 reports unveiling.
Auckland County Chronicle 12/05/1921 reports unveiling.
The Monumental Brasses of County Durham William Lack, H. Martin Stuchfield and Philip Whittemore 2002 ISBN 095 4327101
Source of quotation
“In pace requiescant” Latin Mass for the Dead
External web link
Links to Source Material :
Research acknowledgements
Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale; C. Sanders; Dorothy Hall
Research In Progress
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Plaque 1914-18 St. Luke (U8.03)
USHAW MOOR St. Luke’s Church
Ushaw Moor Parish Church.
To the Glory + of God and
in proud and grateful
memory of the men of this
Parish who gave their lives in the
Great War 1914-1918 the Stained
Glass East Window of this Church
and this Tablet are erected.
Sergeants Sergeants
Edward Atkinson Edward Dunn
Chas H. Wightman Joseph Vickers M.M.
L/Corporal Wireless Operator
Geo. Etherington William Gamble
A.B.’s A.B.’s
William Appleby John L. Ambler
Robert Blenkinsop John Thomas Marchant
Frank W.B. Rowbotham J.C. Troughton
Privates Privates
Ralph M. Ayres Robert E. Brooks
Henry Brookbanks William Brett
Davison Bell Joseph Bone
James Collins George Carrol
Edward Craigs Cuthbert Carr
Bertie Oswald Carr John W. Dixon M.M.
Joseph Dunn John J. Evans
Edward Evans George H. Ellis
Thomas Norman Ferguson A. Gibson
Joseph Hope Francis T.P. Henderson
Frank H. Herron Walter Johnson
Joseph Johnson Robert Joyce
Christopher Kirby William Stamford
Frank W. Leeming George Robert Lendrem
Thomas Metcalfe Robert Mosley
Frederick Mills William A. Morgan
John Oxley George Patterson
Robert Pringle William H. Pringle
Joseph Payne Frederick Pratt
Thomas Potts Michael Quin
Joseph Robson Robert H. Robinson
Richard Surtees William Stephenson
Mark Turner, D.C.M. Joseph A. Tuppling
Robert Tweddle Alfred B. Turner
John Winn Thomas Walton
Charles Walker Nathaniel Walton
Edward W. Wallage William Watson
Geo. Wilson Ernest Young
Dedicated May 7th 1921
In Pace Requiescant.
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The Durham County Advertiser 13/5/1921 gives the names as
follows.
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John L. Ambler Thomas Metcalfe
William Appleby Frederick Mills
Edward Atkinson William A. Morgan
Ralph Ayres Robert Mosley
Davison Bell John Oxley
Robert Blenkinsop George Patterson
Joseph Bone Joseph Payne
William Brett Thomas Potts
Henry Brookbanks Frederick Pratt
Robert E. Brooks Robert Pringle
Cuthbert Carr William H. Pringle
Bertie O. Carr Michael Quinn
George Carrol Joseph Robson
James Collins Robert H. Robinson
Edward Craigs Frank Rowbotham
John W. Dixon, M.M. William Stamford
Edward Dunn Richard Surtees
Joseph Dunn William Stephenson
George Ellis J.C. Troughton
George Etherington Alfred B. Turner
Edward Evans Mark Turner, D.C.M.
John J. Evans Joseph A. Tupling
Thomas N. Ferguson Robert Tweddle
William Gamble Joseph Vickers, M.M.
A. Gibson Charles Walker
Francis P. Henderson Edward W. Wallage
Frank Herron Thomas Walton
Joseph Hope Nathaniel Walton
Walter Johnson William Watson
Joseph Johnson Charles H. Wightman
Robert Joyce George Wilson
Christopher Kirby John Winn
Frank W. Leeming Ernest Young
George R. Lendrem
John T. Marchant
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Discrepancies between the two lists are:
On plaque: In Newspaper report.
Ralph M. Ayres Ralph Ayres
Bertie Oswald Carr Bertie O. Carr
George H. Ellis George Ellis
Thomas Norman Ferguson Thomas N. Ferguson
Francis T.P. Henderson Francis P. Henderson
Frank H. Herron Frank Herron
Michael Quin Michael Quinn
Frank W.B. Rowbotham Frank Rowbotham
Joseph A. Tuppling Joseph A. Tupling
NamesU8.03
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