Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque 1939-45 A.J. Dawson Grammar School
Reference
W121.06
Place
WINGATE
Map ref
NZ 4014 3757
Original Location
A.J. Dawson Grammar School
Present Location
Wellfield Community School Moved 1997
Which war
1939-45
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled February 1948 by Mr. J. Ingram, former headmaster; dedicated by Dr. Alwyn Williams, Bishop of Durham.
Memorial Description
Plaque in wood frame 4 feet 1 inch high x 1 foot 9 inches wide which has a shallow dome at centre top inside which is a shield with a cross on a blue background. The names are listed in a single column.
Below this is the dedication inside another frame 2 feet 9 inches high x 1 foot 4 inches wide with a shelf below.
Lettering is raised gilded Roman capitals.
Below this is the dedication inside another frame 2 feet 9 inches high x 1 foot 4 inches wide with a shelf below.
Lettering is raised gilded Roman capitals.
Materials used
Bronze plaques in oak frames.
Inscription
“They have gone the second mile”
Erected by the / Old Students Association / in memory of our fellow / students who fell during / the Second World War.
Erected by the / Old Students Association / in memory of our fellow / students who fell during / the Second World War.
Names
Notes
1. The school had been the A.J. Dawson Grammar School in the 1930s, and spread over two sites. It later became Comprehensive.
2. The two sites were condensed into one in 1996-7, the other site being sold for housing development.
3. Mr. Ingram had been headmaster of the school from its opening until his retirement in 1946.
2. The two sites were condensed into one in 1996-7, the other site being sold for housing development.
3. Mr. Ingram had been headmaster of the school from its opening until his retirement in 1946.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: C. Sanders
Durham Chronicle and Seaham Weekly News 06/02/1948 reports unveiling.
Durham Chronicle 21/11/1947 reports progress;
Source of quotation:
“They have gone the second mile”: Possibly based on Matthew 5:41: “And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain”.
Joyce Newton says: "The school's motto was 'Go the second mile.' There was a school song that incorporated this."
Durham Chronicle and Seaham Weekly News 06/02/1948 reports unveiling.
Durham Chronicle 21/11/1947 reports progress;
Source of quotation:
“They have gone the second mile”: Possibly based on Matthew 5:41: “And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain”.
Joyce Newton says: "The school's motto was 'Go the second mile.' There was a school song that incorporated this."
External web link
Research acknowledgements
C. Sanders; Dorothy Hall
Research In Progress
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Plaque 1939-45 A.J. Dawson Grammar School (W121.06)
WINGATE Wellfield Community School
Colin A.G. Armstrong R.A.F.
George A. Atkinson R.A.F.
Richard A. Berry R.A.F.
Leslie Burrell R.N.
John W. Cook D.L.I.
Thomas Dobson R.A.F.
Martin Duddin R.N.
William English R.A.F.
Eric Fletcher R.A.
George Gascoigne R.E.
Allan T. Grainger N.Hants Rgt
George W. Gray R.A.F.
Robert Heads R.A.F.
Thomas Lee R.N.
Ralph Lemmon R.A.F.
James H.B. Lister R.A.F.
Charles R. Long R.A.F.
Stanley Mason R.A.F.
Ronald McGlen R.A.F.
George Mitchell R.N.
John Parker R.A.F.
William Rutter R.N.
Frederick J. Stamper F.A.A.
Rex Stewart R.A.F.
Francis O. Stoney R.A.F.
Guy Trevor R.A.F.
Ralph Wilkinson R.N.
John W. Williams R.A.F.
Archibald Young R.A.
They have gone the second mile
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On lower plaque
Erected by the
Old Students Association
in memory of our fellow
students who fell during
the Second World War
1939-1945
NamesW121.06
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