Memorial Details
Memorial
Calvary 1914-18 St. Oswald
Reference
W111.018
Place
WEST HARTLEPOOL
Map ref
NZ 544112
Original Location
St. Oswald’s Church, Brougham Terrace. At the front of the church.
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled 1st January 1920 by Captain William Gray; dedicated by the Bishop of Jarrow.
Memorial Description
Crucifix, 16 feet (4.8m) high, on octagonal shaft standing on octagonal pedestal which stands on four steps. The names are carved into the eight sides of the pedestal.
Materials used
Stone from Windy Nook
Inscription
To the / Glory of God / and in loving / and grateful / memory of / those who for / country / for home and / for us gave / their lives / in the / Great War / 1914-1919.
Names
Cost
£358 0s 10d.
Present condition
Badly eroded by salt air.
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Messrs. Hicks and Charlesworth of Newcastle
Notes
1. An unusual feature of this Calvary is that the head is raised in triumph, not bowed in sorrow.
2. The men who returned received a letter from St.Oswalds dated 21st February 1919, welcoming them back and saying that they had possibly not received a visit because it was impossible to visit everybody personally.
3. The names from the Memorial have been transcribed into a Book of Remembrance see W111.38. The names agree with what can be seen on the Memorial faces and the list prepared before the memorial was built.
4. The list reads John J. Hanson but the Book and the Memorial face reads John J. Hansom.
2. The men who returned received a letter from St.Oswalds dated 21st February 1919, welcoming them back and saying that they had possibly not received a visit because it was impossible to visit everybody personally.
3. The names from the Memorial have been transcribed into a Book of Remembrance see W111.38. The names agree with what can be seen on the Memorial faces and the list prepared before the memorial was built.
4. The list reads John J. Hanson but the Book and the Memorial face reads John J. Hansom.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: Simon Raine); Sandra Scarr; Norman Carless; old photo:George Nairn
Northern Echo 02/01/1920 reports unveiling.
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 03/01/1920 reports unveiling.
Northern Daily Mail 28/08/1915 reports proposals; 31/12/1920 reports unveiling tomorrow; 01/01/1920 reports unveiling.
Northern Echo 02/01/1920 reports unveiling.
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 03/01/1920 reports unveiling.
Northern Daily Mail 28/08/1915 reports proposals; 31/12/1920 reports unveiling tomorrow; 01/01/1920 reports unveiling.
External web link
Links to Source Material :
Additional Research documents (click to download)
Research acknowledgements
Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale; C. Sanders; George Nairn; Dorothy Hall; Sandra Scarr; Norman Carless
Research In Progress
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Calvary 1914-18 St. Oswald (W111.018)
WEST HARTLEPOOL St. Oswald King and Martyr Church.
To the
Glory of God
and in loving
and grateful
memory of
those who for
country
for home and
for us gave
their lives
in the
Great War
1914-1919.
Face 1 Face 2 Face 3 Face 4
Agar James Booth William Copeman John G. Hansom John J.
Airey George Bower William Coulson Robert Hardy William F.
Anderson Alexander Boyd Alexander Crawford Edward Harker Tom
Armin Alexander Bradley Albert E. Darnell William Harland John
Armin William Browning Thomas Dobson William R. Harris Harry
Arnold James Burroughs Harold Donaghy Robert Harvey Charles N.
Arnold Sancton B. Calvert Reuben Drew Joseph Haywood B---- J.
Armstrong John Carr Edward Duncan William H. Haywood H----- G.
Ashworth James T. Carter George Edwards Charles Hester J-----
Ba----- ? Carter George W. Eke Jonas Heweson -----
B----- ? Carter Victor Ferguson Michael Hill Will -----
B ? Cherry Henry Field William Hole -----
B ? Clark John E. Fleetham Joseph E. Holroy ??
B ? Clark Robert P. Fothergill Herbert Hood Will ??
B ? Clark Samuel Frank John G. Hooper ??
Biller Clements Robert Garthwaite Tiplady Hutce ??
Blackwood Clements Sidney G. Garrington George Hutc ??
Bolton J Collins Harry Gray James Hutt ??
Booth E Copeman Alfred Greenlees Howard Hyd ??
Face 5 Face 6 Face 7 Face 8
Jackson Matterson James M. Pritchard Walter Sparshott Joseph
Jacques William Mawhinney George Proud Archibald St
Jeffries Frederick Mawhinney John R. Proud James L. St
Jenkins Matthew McAndrew Frank R St
Job McLean ? St
Joh McLean ? St
J M ? Taylor
J Midd ? Teece
? M ? Thomp
? Moor ? Turn
? Moor ? Tu
? New ? Un
? No ? W
? Olss ? W
? Out ? W
? Pa ? War
? P ? Welch
? P ? Wils
? P ? Oscar Whi
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The following list has been provided by Mr. Norman Carless,
who found it in papers belonging to his grandmother.
Other than Hanson John J. which on the Memorial and
the Roll of Honour (W111.32) reads Hansom John J.
all the other names agree.
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St.Oswald’s District War Memorial
West Hartlepool
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To the Glory of God and in loving and grateful memory of
Those who for Country, for Home and for us gave their lives
In the Great War, 1914-1919
List of Names to be Inscribed on the Memorial.
---
Agar James Fothergill, Herbert Middleton, James W.
Airey, George Frank, John G. Mitchell, John R.
Anderson, Alexander Garthwaite, Tiplady Moor, William
Armin, Alexander Garrington, George Moore, Wilfred H.
Armin, William Gray, James Moulpaed, Charles de
Arnold, James Greenlees, Howard Newton, Robert
Arnold, Sancton B. Hanson, John J. Noble, Charles J.
Armstrong, John Hardy, William F. Olsson, Oscar J.
Ashworth, James T. Harker, Tom Outhwaite, Wilfred R.
Bacon, Horace Harland, John Palmer, Charles
Barrett, William Harris, Harry Paterson, Frank
Bartram, Charles E. Harvey, Charles N. Patten, James
Beardmore, Thomas Haywood, Bertie J. Pritchard, Walter
Beck, Albert Haywood, Herbert G. Proud, Archibald
Bell, James W. Hester, John J. Proud, James L.
Biller, Edward J. Heweson, Robert Richardson, William
Blackwood, James Hill, William Ridley, William C.
Bolton, John W. Holburn, Raymond Ridley, Samuel S.
Booth, Edward Holroyd, Joseph Robinson, Richard
Booth, William Hood, William K. Robinson, Roland
Bower, William Hooper, Robert W. Robertson, Robert
Boyd, Alexander Hutchinson, Bertie Rowbotham, Thomas
Bradley, Albert E. Hutchinson, Herbert Rumble, Alfred
Browning, Thomas Hutton, Oswald Rundle, Alfred J.
Burroughs, Harold Hyde, Arthur Sharpe, Herbert
Calvert, Reuben Jackson, Albert Shaw, George
Carr, Edward Jacques, William Simm, Harold
Carter, George Jeffries, Frederick Sinden, William T.
Carter, George W. Jenkins, Matthew Smith, Hilton
Carter, Victor Jobling, Fred Smithson, Percy
Cherry, Henry Johnson, William Smurthwaite, Oscar
Clarke, John E. Johnson, William T. Sparshott, John
Clark, Robert P. Jolly, Arthur Steel, William
Clark, Samuel Kirtley, James W. Steggar, William
Clements, Robert Lake, Thomas Stoker, Robert W.
Clements, Sidney G. Lake, William Stone, William H.
Collins, Harry Lee, Matthew Stuart, James
Copeman, Alfred Lee, Thomas Taylor, William
Copeman, John G. Lindridge, William Teece, William
Coulson, Robert Little, Arthur G. Thompson, Wilfrid J.
Crawford, Edward Lupton, Benjamin Turnbull, Thomas E.
Darnell, William Mack, Tom P. Turner, Arthur
Dobson, William R. Mann, Thomas B. Unthank, Frederick
Donaghy, Robert Martindale, Robert Ward, Edward
Drew, Joseph Matterson, James M. Ward, Philip
Duncan, William H. Mawhinney, George Warnes, Thomas
Edwards, Charles Mawhinney, John R. Warnes, Walter
Eke, Jonas McAndrew, Frank Welch, George A.
Ferguson, Michael McLean, Alfred Wilson, George E.
Field, William McLean, Thomas Whitford, John
Fleetham, Joseph E. Middlemiss, Thomas
NamesW111.18
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