Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque 1914-18 Lister Street School
Reference
W111.006
Place
WEST HARTLEPOOL
Map ref
NZ 544113
Original Location
Lister Street School. Corner of Elwick Road and Eldon Grove. Assembly hall
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled 16th January 1920 by Coun. J. Robson
Memorial Description
Plaque of three panels set in a frame of dark wood. The frame carries a laurel spray raised in half relief at centre top, a Tudor rose in the top right hand corner and a thistle in the bottom right hand corner, what could be a shamrock in the bottom left hand corner, leaving one to speculate whether there was a daffodil or leek in the top left hand corner. In the photo, there seems to be a small panel attached to the bottom frame, but this cannot be read. The dedication is carried over all three panels, painted in gold lettering with black outlines. The names are hand painted in a single column on each of the three panels
Materials used
Wood
Inscription
In memory / “Fallen” / in the Great War / 1914-18 / Lister Street School
Names
Notes
1. In 1990 the enormous building was converted for use as part of the Technical College. The memorial was moved with the school to new premises at the corner of Elwick Road and Eldon Grove. It is tucked away at the end of a room under the eaves.
2. The unveiling should have been carried out by Col. Robson but he was unwell.
3. It was the intention of the council after the Great War to put up a memorial tablet in each of the Borough’s Schools. Very few have survived, but it seems there was a ‘standard issue’, this one being very similar in design to Jesmond Road.
2. The unveiling should have been carried out by Col. Robson but he was unwell.
3. It was the intention of the council after the Great War to put up a memorial tablet in each of the Borough’s Schools. Very few have survived, but it seems there was a ‘standard issue’, this one being very similar in design to Jesmond Road.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photo: Harry Jenkins; Simon Raine
Northern Daily Mail 17/01/1920
Northern Daily Mail 17/01/1920
External web link
Additional Notes
Of the ships named, the following has been gleaned:
H.M.S. “Lion”: battlecruiser, built 1910; Battles of Heligoland Bight & Dogger Bank; At the Battle of Jutland the ship was crippled and many Royal Marines were killed. Sold for breaking in 1924.
S.S. “Commonwealth”, Merchant Vessel of 3353 tons, was attacked when in the Mediterranean by a torpedo from a submarine on 31st January 1918 which missed; she was sunk less than three weeks later on 19th February 1918 by a torpedo from a submarine without warning in the North Sea 5 miles N.E. from Flamborough Head. 14 lives were lost.
H.M.S. “Temeraire” (wrongly spelled on the memorial) 4th Battle Squadron, Grand Fleet, was present at the Battle of Jutland in 1916. Sold for scrap in 1921.
S.S. “Tamagna” has not been traced.
H.M.S. “Snowdon Range”, Merchant Vessel of 4662 tons, was sunk on 28th March 1917 by a torpedo from a submarine 25 miles west of Bardsey Island. 4 crew lost their lives.
British Vessels Lost at Sea 1914-18; first published 1919 by HMSO; republished by Patrick Stephens Ltd. 1977; ISBN 0 85059 384 0
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H.M.S. “Lion”: battlecruiser, built 1910; Battles of Heligoland Bight & Dogger Bank; At the Battle of Jutland the ship was crippled and many Royal Marines were killed. Sold for breaking in 1924.
S.S. “Commonwealth”, Merchant Vessel of 3353 tons, was attacked when in the Mediterranean by a torpedo from a submarine on 31st January 1918 which missed; she was sunk less than three weeks later on 19th February 1918 by a torpedo from a submarine without warning in the North Sea 5 miles N.E. from Flamborough Head. 14 lives were lost.
H.M.S. “Temeraire” (wrongly spelled on the memorial) 4th Battle Squadron, Grand Fleet, was present at the Battle of Jutland in 1916. Sold for scrap in 1921.
S.S. “Tamagna” has not been traced.
H.M.S. “Snowdon Range”, Merchant Vessel of 4662 tons, was sunk on 28th March 1917 by a torpedo from a submarine 25 miles west of Bardsey Island. 4 crew lost their lives.
British Vessels Lost at Sea 1914-18; first published 1919 by HMSO; republished by Patrick Stephens Ltd. 1977; ISBN 0 85059 384 0
Harry Jenkins has researched the service records of Private E.S. Tye who was a pupil at this school. Follow the link below.
Additional Research documents (click to download)
Research acknowledgements
Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale; Harry Jenkins
Research In Progress
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Plaque 1914-18 Lister Street School (W111.006)
WEST HARTLEPOOL Lister Street School.
In “Fallen” memory
in the Great War
1914-18
Lister Street School
Thomas H. Ashton Pte. D.L.I.
Charles F. Allison “ “
Harry S. Adamson “ “
Frank Chesney “ “
Charles Jarman Sgt. D.L.I.
Charles H. Moore Pte “
William Peat L/Cpl “
Fred Angles Capt. N.F.
John J. Douglas Gnr. “
Fred Evans Cpl. “
Guy Readman 2nd Lt. K.O.S.B.
Edwin H. Calderwood Pte. “
Geo. A. Owbridge “ “
Joseph Peat Sgt. R.G.A.
Robert Stephens “ “
William K. Hood “ R.F.A.
Chas. Stancliffe Gunner “
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Second column
Harold Jobling Pte. K.O.Y.L.I.
Stanley Levell “ “
Albert Baker “ M.G.C.
John Mitchell “ “
Oswald Newcombe “ “
George Oram “ “
Frank Coultas “ R.A.S.C.
Fred Hamilton “ “
Fredk. Hewitt “ Canadian Mtd.Rfs.
Ernest Tye Cpl. “ Scottish
Walter Scurrah Pte. H.L.I.
Robert Williamson Sgt. R.A.O.C.
Charles Davison R.A.F.
Charles Kelsey Sapper R.E.
John Heseltine Pte. Cheshires
Bertie Hall “ Seaforth H’landers
Cecil Hawkins “ D of W & 2nd West Riding
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Third column
Alfred Vawer Pte. M’chester Reg.
Geo. A. Downing “ R. Irish
Stanley Emerson “ R.A.M.C. Nd.Field Amb.
Jonathan Hodgson Sgt. Border Reg.
Arthur H. Symons Pte. R.N.D. Nelson Batt.
William Muir R.N. H.M.S. “Lion”
George Swift “ “ “Commonwealth”
Ernest Smith “ “ “Temerare”
William J. Watson “ “ “ Tamagna”
William Stoddart Lost at Sea
Fred. N. Bowman Torpedoed on the “Snowdon Range”
Names W111.06
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