Memorial

Cross 1914-18 1939-45 Bosnia Cemetery

Easington Colliery

Memorial Name: Cross 1914-18 1939-45 Bosnia Cemetery (E52.01)

NEWMP Ref No.: E52.01

Parish: Easington Colliery

Original Location:

In the centre of the cemetery just south of the Colliery Disaster Memorial.

Which War:

a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45
c. Bosnia

Dedication, Creation or Publication date:

a. Unveiled 30th January 1926 by Col. Pickersgill.
b. New plaques unveiled October 1949 by Lt. Col. R. Telford, Chairman of Durham County British Legion.

Materials Used:

Grey granite

Who Commissioned:

War Memorial Committee, Chairman Mr. E. Bourne.

Cost:

£440

Sculptor, Artist or Designer:

Mr. W. Pratt, (G.W. Pratt) sculptor, Easington.

Inscription:

a. Our glorious dead 1914-1918
b. Our glorious dead 1939-1945
c. Died 1995 Bosnia.

Memorial Description:

Cross of sacrifice of Blomfield design with bronze Crusader’s sword at the crossing.

It is set on an octagonal base and four steps.

On the front face the words “Our glorious dead 1914-1918” stand in half relief inside a wreath, with the dates “1939-1945” below.

The names are in a single column on six faces in sans serif capitals throughout.

Those from 1914-18 are on the main pedestal, those from 1939-45 are on the risers of the two top steps.

Names:

a. 198 surnames and initials.
b. 63 surnames and initials
c. 1 surname and initial.
See transcript.

External Links:

Historic England Listing

Sources:

Photos: C. Sanders; Dorothy Hall; Lonely Tower; Old postcard: John Grainger

Auckland and County Chronicle
04/02/1926 reports unveiling.

Durham Chronicle
31/03/1922 reports proposals to discuss a memorial and set up a committee;
21/10/1949 reports dedication of 1939-45 plaques.

Newcastle Weekly Chronicle
14/11/1925 reports decision on memorial

 

Research Acknowledgements:

Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale;
C. Sanders;
Dorothy Hall;
Tony Young

Research In Progress:

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Names Documents:

EASINGTON COLLIERY cemetery

 

  Our            Side 2           Side 3         Side 4      

  

  Glorious       Allison W.       Clish W.       Fenwick G.     

  Dead           Armstrong J.R.   Clough G.      Ferguson R.H.  

                 Adams J.         Crawford E.    Fox G.         

  1914-1918      Appleby T.       Cummings S.    Fortune J.     

                 Brennan W.       Copley G.      Fletcher R.    

  1939-45        Brightwell F.P.  Coil S.W.      Ferguson J.    

                 Brooksbank L.    Cavanagh P.    Foster A.      

                 Brown H.         Cotton J.G.    Foreman W.     

                 Burn R.          Cockroft G.H.  Gerrish G.     

                 Brooke H.        Curry J.R.     Gerrish C.J.   

                 Bentley J.       Davey T.W.     Giles T.       

                 Bradley J.       Dowling J.     Green R.T.     

                 Bamborough J.W.  Ducklin J.     Grey J.        

                 Barrett J.       Duncan R.      Griffiths J.   

                 Baker W.S.       Dodds W.F.     Gunn W.        

                 Barker W.        Dalkin S.      Gleghorn S.    

                 Burton W.        Dickson J.A.   Gray A.        

                 Birkbeck T.      Dean E.        Haley T.       

                 Butt T.          Denny          Hargrave F.    

                 Boddy W.E.       Ellison J.     Harle R.       

                 Brown S.         Eilbeck W.     Hodgson A.     

                 Brennan A.       Elliott J.     Holmes A.H.    

                 Caygill A.       Egan A.        Harper J.      

                 Coldwell R.      English E.     Hutchinson J.  

                 Carter W.        Emony M.       Hewitson T.    

                 Clark J.         Farrar J.      Hogg A.        

                 Clifton W.       Farrar Jn.     Johnson W.     

                                                 Hall J.        

                                                 Jones G.       

                                                 Jones L.   

————————————————————–    

Lower step  (1939-45)

  

  Side 1         Side 2           Side 3         Side 4

  Allen R.P.     Cairns T.S.      Grey T.P.      Hall J.E.     

  Atkinson J.L.  Cole G.          Green S.       Hayes S.      

  Brown J.       Donnini D.–VC    Gilmore J.W.   Jackson L.    

————————————————————–

Bottom step  (1939-45)

  

  Side 1         Side 2           Side 3         Side 4

  Booth L.W.H.   Edwards R.       Huitson N.     Johnson R.E.L.

  Barnes D.M.    Fitches W.       Humphreys H.   Jackson K.     

  Binnie C.W.    Graham S.J.      Hunter T.      Kemp J.W.      

  Close F.       Gibson, G.B.     Hall R.        Knapper G.W.   

  Berry T.L.     Enwright, N.     Kelly J.       Jarvis A.      

                                  Holmes, G.M

————————————————————–

(1914-18)

   

  Side 5         Side 6           Side 7         Side 8

  Jones J.T.     Morris S.W.      Rose F.        Spoors T.W.

  Jefferson E.   Metcalfe J.T.    Rose G.        Spoors G.E.

  Keith J.W.     Miller W.        Roberts J.D.   Taylor T.E.

  Kell R.        Minto W.         Ridley E.      Thompson R.

  Knight S.G.    Moore J.W.       Robertson J.   Thorpe G.

  Kyle J.G.      Neasham G.       Reid J.        Turnbull T.G.

  Kell T.        Nesbitt M.       Simmons J.     Tymon M.

  Lamb J.W.      Nesbitt J.       Saxby C.       Trenwith H.

  Leach L.       Neil N.          Sayers W.      Teasdale A.

  Leonard J.     Neil J.          Scott W.       Tweddle J.G.

  Lodge G.       Nicholson W.     Shepherd J.H.  Vinsome J.

  Logan T.       O’Brien J.       Shepherd J.R.  Vincent J.

  Luke J.        Owens E.S.       Smart Nurse L. Waistell J.

  Liddle W.      O’Donnell T.     Smith W.R.     Waistell G.

  Lee J.         Phillips T.P     Smith W.       Warlow J.

  Mackin T.      Powell A.        Snaith A.      Whitfield E.

  Marr J.        Parkin N.        Snelling T.    Wilson Js.

  Martin T.      Pattison J.J     Solan P.       Wilson G.

  Mason W.       Peel N.          Soulsby R.     Wright T.

  McAndrew O.    Phoenix G.       Stephenson J.  Wright E.

  Maughan W.     Pickering G.H.   Stubbs W.      Wright R.

  Marron F.O.    Porter J.        Storey W.      Wright A.

  McGowan J.     Potts I.L.       Suddes J.E.    Wood J.

  McGowan M.     Parkin N.        Seed A.        Wilson J.

  McGurk J.      Price H.         Sutherland H.  Walker S.

  McNaney P.     Pratt J.         Simpson W.H.   Youerr T.

  McPherson J.M. Ramsay J.        Simpson G.I.   Young W.S.

  Bulman J.      Robinson N.G.    

  Armstrong F.   Roberts J.G.    

  Tate L.        Robson R.M.    

————————————————————–   

Front lower step (1939-45)

  

  Side 5         Side 6           Side 7         Side 8

  Kelly W.       Nelson H.        Reid A.        Smith J.

  Lowther J.G.   Parkin W.        Roxby E.       Stockburn R.E.

  Lancaster H.   Price A.E.       Robinson A.    Stewart R.

————————————————————–   

Bottom step (1939-45)

  

  Side 5         Side 6           Side 7         Side 8

  McGuire O.     Price E.         Robinson H.    Thornhill R.

  Martin, T.     Price D.L.       Routh R.A.     Vest A.V.

  Musgrove, J.   Ruane C.C.       Scurr C.       Watt E.

  Mosey, W.      Martindale W.W.  Stephenson J.  Wright H.

  McCluskey, A.  Morgan G.                       Ovington A.

                                              Died 1995 Bosnia.

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