Memorial

Book of Remembrance 1914-18 1939-45 St. Paul

Trimdon Station

Memorial Name: Book of Remembrance 1914-18 1939-45 St. Paul (T66.02)

NEWMP Ref No.: T66.02

Parish: Trimdon Station

Original Location:

St. Paul’s Church, Commercial Street, Trimdon Colliery,  TS29 6AN (Closed)

Present Location:

The Book has been moved to the Community Hall.

Which War:

a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45

Materials Used:

Leather bound book, light ?oak case.

Who Commissioned:

Royal British Legion

Inscription:

Presented to
Deaf Hill and Langdale Parish Church
by the
Trimdon Branch of the British Legion.
In memory
of those who gave their lives
in the service of their country.

“For our tomorrow they gave their today.”

Memorial Description:

Book of Remembrance, 8 inches high x 10 inches wide, (20cms x 25cms) bound in brown leather.

The names are handwritten in elaborate lettering.

It is in a glass topped case 36 inches high x 24 inches wide x 18 inches deep (91cms x 61cms x 46cms).

Names:

a. 81 surnames and initials.
b. 30 surnames and initials
See transcript.

Notes:

1. The last service was held in St.Paul’s on 20th October 2007

Sources:

Photos: C. Sanders

Northern Echo
14/01/2010 reports conversion of building into a dwelling.

Memorandum-Pastoral Measure 1983-Draft Pastoral (Church Buildings Disposal) Scheme
 issued by the Church Commissioners.

Source of quotation
“For our tomorrow . . .” Adapted from poem on the memorial at Kohima, Burma

Additional Research Documents

Research Acknowledgements:

C. Sanders;
Tony Harding;
James Pasby

Research In Progress:

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Names Documents:

TRIMDON STATION   St. Paul’s Church

  

This has not been compared with the original

nor with a good photograph.

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  Presented to

  Deaf Hill cum Langdale Parish Church

  by the

  Trimdon Branch of the British Legion.

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  In memory

  of those who gave their lives

  in the service of their country.

 

  For our today they gave their tomorrow.

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1st page                           

  

  J.W Atkin

  J. Attwood

  J.J. Barnes    

  W.S. Barnes

  T.W. Blakemore    

  D. Blakey   

  I.D. Brabban

  C.H. Chaytor   

  J. Collins

  H.E. Cook

  J. Coulter                   

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2nd page

  

  W. Cunliffe

  J.T. Davidson

  J.S. Davison    

  T. Duckworth

  P. Duignan    

  A.J. Elvin    

  C. Emmerson    

  G.A. Eva    

  J. Fairless    

  R. Fellows

  G. Fenwick    

  M. Forbes

  J.A. Garnham

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3rd page   

  

  Geldart J   

  J.W. Gofton    

  H. Graham       

  T. Halliday    

  G. Henderson    

  G. Henderson    

  R. Heslop    

  R. Hill

  F. Hunter       

  J. Jones

  J. Jones

  J. Kell

  J. Lamb

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4th page   

  

  J.W. Lowes

  E.B. Lonie       

  J. Lowe    

  G. Lumley    

  J. Lynch    

  J.H. Mallaby

  G.G. Meofield

  H. Miles

  W. Miles

  A. Mole    

  A. Mulligan    

  A. Myres

  M.O’Connor    

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5th page   

  

  R. Owens    

  J. Peel    

  S.V. Plaskitt    

  J. Preston    

  T. Pugh    

  J. Reed    

  F. Reveley    

  J. Ringer    

  W. Roberts       

  F.W. Robson    

  J.H. Roper       

  F. Shorthouse    

  J. Shorthouse

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6th page

  

  R. Simpson       

  J.L.S. Smith    

  J. Smith    

  W. Spence    

  T.W. Stoves    

  S. Thomas

  J. Turnbull

  T. Tinkler

  T. Wales

  T.F. Walker

  T.E. Walker

  T. Walker

  J. Walton

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7th page 

  

  R.M. Watts

  H. Wilkes

  A. Williamson

  Williamson

  T.G. Yates

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8th page

  

  1939-1945

  

  Edward Bannister

  Basil Barnes

  Harry Britain

  Fred Carter

  Alfred Curtis

  Herbert Daidry

  Thomas Dixon

  John B. Dunn

  John Fawkes

  George Gargett

  John W. Hampson

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9th page         

  

  Joseph Jackman      

  Charles Lee       

  William Leighton    

  Thomas H. Longstaff    

  John Love          

  Joseph Madrell       

  Joseph March      

  Ronald McGlen      

  Edward Merger

  William Merrifield

  Isaac Presho

  Jack Robinson

  James Scott

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10th page

  

  Robert Soulsby

  Thomas Tate

  Thomas Walker

  Ronald Wigham

  Walter Williams

  Robert Woolhouse

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“A little collection of poems published in

aid of the Trimdon War Memorial Fund” gives

variations on the names.

  

  Harry Britton instead of Britain.

  Herbert Daldry instead of Daidry.

  George W. Gargett instead of George Gargett.

  John Lowe instead of John Love

  Edward Mercer instead of Edward Merget

  John D. Robinson instead of Jack Robinson.

NamesT66.02   

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