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Plaque Members 1914-18 Browney Social Club

Reference

B160.04

Place

BROWNEY COLLIERY

Original Location

Browney Social Club

Which war

1914-18

Dedication, Creation or Publication date

Unveiled March 1920 by Mr. James Turner.

Memorial Description

Roll of Honour

�illuminated in gold and helio etc. and was enclosed in a fumed oak frame"

Materials used

Fumed oak

Inscription

(Dedicated to 139 members who served, of whom 11 fell)

Names

11 names of fallen.
See transcript.

Notes

1. From the club membership of 543, 139 had served with His Majesty�s Forces.

2. Of the fallen, six had left widows and children.

3. Mr J. W. Ditchburn, schoolmaster at the Browney School, said there were many names on the roll of honour of those who were old boys of his and he had affectionate regard for them.

Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material

Durham Chronicle 26/03/1920

Durham County Advertiser 26/03/1920 reports unveiling.

External web link

Durham at War

Research acknowledgements

Dorothy Hall; Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale

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Plaque Members 1914-18 Browney Social Club (B160.04)

BROWNEY  Social Club

The layout of this memorial is not known.

The following names were taken from a newspaper report.

     G.W. Beresford.

     J. Bond

     J. Eales

     J. Haley

     J. Hird

     Joseph Hunter

     W. Parrish

     R. Potts

     M. Richardson

     W. Robson

     G. Vardy

NamesB160.04

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