Memorial
Cross 1914-18 1939-45 Green
Ryhope
Memorial Name: Cross 1914-18 1939-45 Green (R52.01)
NEWMP Ref No.: R52.01
Parish: Ryhope
The Village Green
a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45
a. Unveiled October 1924 by Col. T.G. Taylor of Kelso,
dedicated by Rev. P.Y. Knight, Vicar of Ryhope.
Cornish granite with bronze plates.
Estimated at £1,400
Ownership and Maintenance: The memorial was formally handed over to Ryhope Parish Council at the unveiling.
a.
To the glory of God
and in honoured memory of those who, at the call of King and Country,
left all that was dear to them endured hardness faced danger and
finally passed out of the sight of men by the path of duty and self-sacrifice
giving up their own lives that others might live in freedom.
Let their names be not forgotten
Pro Patria 1914-1918
b.
Pro Patria 1939-1945
Cross of Doric type on octagonal pedestal, 30 feet high (9m), rather like the Blomfield design.
It stands on two steps, which in turn stand on two other very shallow steps set on a cobbled octagonal pavement.
On the lower of the two steps are the words “Pro Patria / Great War 1914-1918” incised in large letters and leaded.
The sides of the pedestal bear bronze plaques bearing the names in a single column on each listed according to regiments, with the appropriate regimental badges raised in half relief around the edges.
On the upper of the two steps are bronze plaques bearing the names from 1939-45.
Below the main pedestal (i.e. on the riser of the top step) eight more bronze plaques each 38 inches long x 11 inches high (97cms x 28cms) have been added for 1939-45.
Names are listed in three columns on each.
Lettering is raised.
Added later is a plaque in memory of Cyril Joe Barton VC. See R52.07.
“The monument is surrounded by a neat iron fence, and the enclosure is paved with stones from the beach”.
a. Names, ranks and regiments.
b. Names, ranks and regiments.
See transcript.
1. “Police are hunting vandals who attacked a war memorial. Regimental badges were removed and a granite support pillar dislodged from the memorial in Ryhope Village, near Sunderland. The vandals also tried to removed the engraved nameplates of villagers who died in two World Wars”. Northern Echo 03/08/1990
2. The description given in the Sunderland Daily Echo is that this is in the form of “a Doric cross in grey Cornish granite and stands 30 feet (9.14m) in height. Bronze tablets carry the names of all regiments or units with their badges and the names of the fallen.”
3. The Illustrated Chronicle bears a photo of a cenotaph, 28 feet (8.53m) high, also suggested, and designed by Mr. Herbert Cook, architect, Ryhope, costing £1,400.
4. J.N. Wilcox on the memorial should be J.N. Willcock – information from grandson William David Willcock (2025). CWGC and other military records give Willcock. John is correctly named on the memorial at St. Aidan’s Grangetown S140.036.
Photos: C. Sanders, Simon Raine; Dorothy Hall
Auckland Chronicle
16/10/1924 reports unveiling.
Illustrated Chronicle
28/11/1921 carries photo of proposed cenotaph;
13/10/1924 reports unveiling with photos.
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle
18/10/1924 reports unveiling
Northern Echo
28/11/1921 reports proposed memorial
Seaham Weekly News
17/10/1924 reports unveiling.
Sunderland Echo
09/10/1924 page 6 carries the description in Note 2;
13/10/1924 page 3
Source of quotation
“Those who, at the call of King and Country” On certificate sent to all bereaved families by King George V.
Additional Research Documents
Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale;
C. Sanders;
Jean Machell;
Dorothy Hall;
Jennifer Morrison
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RYHOPE On village green
Lower pedestal
To the glory of God
and in honoured memory of those who, at the call of King and Country,
left all that was dear to them, endured hardness, faced danger and
finally passed out of the sight of men by the path of duty and self-sacrifice
giving up their own lives that others might live in freedom.
Let their names be not forgotten.
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Pro Patria 1914-1918
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Panel 1 Panel 2
Coldstream Guards Durham Light Infantry
Private H. Murphy Private R. Larkman
“ “ R. Stormont Corporal D. Lemon
“ “ J. Watson Private J. Lewins
Northumberland Fusiliers “ “ P. Loftus
Private J. Ashbridge “ “ B. Malcolm
“ “ T. Bradford “ “ J. Mercer
“ “ J.G. Corrigan “ “ A. Middleton
Corporal M. Davison “ “ J.A. Moir
C.S.M. C.T. Dixon “ “ R. Mulvenney
Private J. Dowell “ “ J.B. Nicholson
L/Cpl. P. Eyre “ “ R. Norton
L/Cpl. C. Ferguson M.Mil “ “ W. Patterson
Private R. Gray Sergeant G. Pearson
“ “ H. Hall Private J. Pescod
“ “ T.E. Langton “ “ J.G.S. Pescod
“ “ A. McGeever L/Cpl. C. Pooley
Corporal J. Marriner Private J. Price
Private J. Martin “ “ J. Purnall
“ “ T. Martin “ “ R. Rackstraw
L/Cpl. G. Morgan “ “ R. Reed
Sergeant W.B. Morton “ “ J. Reynolds
Private F.J. Morton L/Cpl. W.J. Robertson
“ “ F.J. Nee Private J.W. Robson
“ “ W. North “ “ M. Robson
Corporal J.J. Reynolds “ “ W.B. Robson
Private G. Rought “ “ R.L. Rochester
Sergeant D. Seath Sergeant R. Roundsley
Private A. Seymour Private R.I. Russell
“ “ T. Simpson Corporal J.H. Scratcher MM
“ “ J. Surtees Private H.B. Seath
“ “ J.G. Tate Captain N.R. Shepherd
“ “ J.T. Taylor Private R.A. Sheraton
“ “ J.E. Thompson “ “ G.W. Sly
Royal Fusiliers “ “ G.W. Smith
Private J.M. Lauder “ “ Rich. Smith
King’s Liverpools “ “ Robt. Smith
Private J. Smart “ “ P. Solan
Lincolns “ “ P.W. Sollas
Private J.R. Glaister “ “ W. Stafford
“ M. Murphy “ “ J.S. Sutherst
“ W.R. Penk “ “ W. Thompson
Sergeant N. Smith “ “ R. Tones
Somerset Light Infantry “ “ J.J. Trewick
Private S. Avery “ “ W. Trotter
Signaller T.D. Benney “ “ E. Walton
Private M.B. Bones “ “ J. Walton
L/Cpl. A. Brown “ “ T. Walton
“ “ B. Watson
“ “ I. Watson
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Panel 3 Panel 4
Durham Light Infantry Royal Inniskillings
Private R. Welsh Private T. Devlin
“ “ M.W. Williamson “ “ O. Keegan
“ “ P. Young Gloucester Regiment
Seaforth Highlanders Private R. Thompson
Private J. Rennix East Lancs.
Argyle & Sutherland Highlanders Sergeant G. Clark
Private G. Green Corporal S.T. Syddall
Army Cyclist Corps East Surrey Regiment
Cyclist J. Watson Private W. Walker
Machine Gun Corps Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry
Private J. Crake Private R. Vincent
“ “ W. Croft Duke of Wellington’s Regiment
“ “ W. Dawson Private W. Dove
“ “ W.A. Dodd Border Regiment
“ “ R. Lewins Private R. Bradley
Army Service Corps “ “ J.H. Saville
Private T.W. Bateman “ “ A. Walker
“ “ J. O‘Brien Dorsets
“ “ R. Shields L/Cpl. L. Bellhouse
Royal Army Medical Corps Private J. Godfrey
Private T. Mullaney L/Cpl. R. Robson
“ “ T.W. Walsh Notts and Derbys
Royal Defence Corps Private W.E. Cambrook
Private J.Y. Pallin L/Cpl. W. Lumley
“ “ H. Scratcher Private J. Williamson
Labour Corps King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
Private J. Atkinson Private J.G. Bennett
“ “ J. Williamson “ “ S. Hough
South African Heavy Artillery Sergeant H. Rayne MM
Bdr J. Neilson Private G. Robson
South African Infantry King’s Royal Rifle Corps
Private F.P. Williams Sergeant T. Liddell MM
Overseas Battalion Manchesters
Private G.F. Moses Private J.G. Lorraine
Australian Infantry North Staffords
Private J. Smith Private J.M. Hanson
Mercantile Marine
3rd Engineer R. Foster
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Panel 5 Panel 6
Yorkshire Regiment West Yorks
Private J. Cook Private R.M. Bewick
“ “ I. Cook “ “ C.H. Dixon
“ “ J. Connolly “ “ G.A. Reed
“ “ A.A. Cornish “ “ J. Richardson
“ “ R. Coxon “ “ M. Rowlands
Sergeant J. Downing D.C.M. “ “ T.A. Taylor
Private J. Elliot “ “ F. Walker MM
L/Cpl. J. Eltringham “ “ J.N. Wilcox
Private W.J. Forster East Yorks
“ “ J. Green Private T. Baird
Sergeant E.H. Laws MM “ “ A. Bell
Private C.W. Millett “ “ W. Brewell
“ “ A. Mulligan “ “ E. Brown
L/Cpl. G. Musgrove “ “ J. Coulson
Private J. Patterson “ “ G.E. Coxon
“ “ J. Ramshaw “ “ P. Douglas
L/Cpl. T. Robson “ “ J. Duffield
Corporal W. Rowland “ “ T. Elliot
L/Cpl. J.T. Scott L/Cpl. J. Foster
Private T.W. Smith Private T. Gratton
“ “ T. Stephenson “ “ T. Harrison
L/Cpl. G.W. Stewart L/Sergt G. Havelock
Private D. Stormont Private T. Hopkins
“ “ R. Trotter “ “ W.D. Hull
“ “ T. Trotter “ “ S. Ibenson
“ “ J. Tumilty Corporal G.W. Lumsdon
“ “ J.W. Watson Private G. McGlashan
“ “ T. Watson “ “ G.G. McKenzie
L/Cpl. N.H. Wheatman “ “ P. McVoy
Sergeant W. White “ “ W. Manuel
Lancashire Fusiliers “ “ G.B. Mather
Private G. Eagling “ “ D. Matthews
“ “ J. Graham “ “ W.W. Moir
Cheshires “ “ E. Parkin
Corporal G. Carter “ “ J. Rennix
Sergeant B. Foley “ “ T.A. Stanley
Private G.W. Hall “ “ E. Tough
L/Cpl. R. Holt “ “ R. Walton
Private W. Taylor “ “ G. Williamson
South Wales Borderers “ “ J. Yeaman
Private J.W. Gray “ “ J.R. Young
“ “ H. Hanson Yorkshire Regiment
“ “ T. Lumsdon Private J.G. Allison
“ “ J. McCormick “ “ T.W. Armstrong
“ “ W. Wilson “ “ T.W. Barnes
L/Cpl. J. Wright Corporal T. Blackett
“ “ J. Young Private J. Briggs
“ “ S.W. Brown
“ “ J.W. Churchill
“ “ H. Colledge
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Panel 7 Panel 8
Royal Navy Yorks & Lancs
Stoker J. Darling L/Cpl. I. Carlin
Signalman H.H. Hewison Private J. Ibinson
Stoker W. Lowery L/Cpl. T. Musgrove
“ “ A.G. Myers Private T. Thompson
“ “ S. Rought Durham Light Infantry
“ “ C.M. Russell Private H. Bailey
Royal Horse Guards “ “ E. Baird
Trooper M. Middleton “ “ R.W. Bamborough
Royal Field Artillery 2nd Lieut A.S. Barker
Major J.F. Barker Captain C.W.T. Barker MC
Sergeant M. Barras 2Lt. Act/Capt. A.G. Bell MC
Gunner G. Bell Private F. Bell
Driver B. Brannon “ “ J.W. Benison
“ “ R. Collings “ “ T. Bibby
Gunner F. Cornish “ “ F. Bickle
“ “ W. Coulson “ “ M. Brewer
Private J. Croft L/Cpl. E. Britton MM
Gunner W. Dobson Private W. Brown
Corporal G. Dougherty “ “ W. Burnett
Driver J.W. Douglas “ “ W. Bushby
“ “ J. Gallagher “ “ R. Clark
“ “ G. Green “ “ D. Collins
Bdr J.G. Greener Signaller R. Craig
Driver R. Hall Private R. Crake
Gunner W. Hall “ “ J.W. Cranmer
Corporal H. Lamb “ “ A. Crute
Gunner T.W. Lemon “ “ J.C. Curry
Act/Bdr T.R. Mangles MM “ “ A. Davison
Bdr P.J. Manning “ “ R. Davison
Gunner H.A. Miller “ “ H. Drakesmith
Driver I. Price “ “ H. Duck
“ “ F. Reynolds “ “ A.G. English
Gunner W. Robinson “ “ C.R. Etchells
Driver A. Smith “ “ D. Forbes
Private T.H. Smith “ “ G.S. Forbes
Corporal I. Willis MM “ “ T. Ford
Royal Garrison Artillery “ “ J.T. Frater
Gunner J. Adams Signaller T. Gallagher
“ “ W.E. Burley Private W. Giblin
Sergeant W.M. Cartner “ “ J.A. Graham
Gunner J. Moore “ “ T. Griffin
“ “ T. Snowdon “ “ T. Gurkin
Royal Engineers “ “ M. Harrison
Sergeant J. Bailey “ “ T.E. Harrison
“ “ T. Blaney “ “ T. Heaton
Sapper J.H. Kelly “ “ A. High
“ “ J. Ramsey Sergeant R. Hilton
“ “ R. Richardson Act/Cpl. A.P. Hodgson MM
“ “ H. Ritchie Private T. Holmes
Corporal J. Thomas “ “ W. Hope
L/Cpl. M. Hughes
Private M. Johnson
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Lower Panel 1
Pro Patria 1939-1945
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Lower Panel 2
Ann Maratty Adam Wheatman John Simpson
Pte. A.T.S. Dr. R.A.S.C. Sgt. R.A.F.
John Martin Matthew Davison Gilbert Corner
Sgt. D.L.I. Tpr. R.A.C. Ord Seaman M.N.
Arthur Mason William Richardson Sydney Mason
Pte P.C.. Pte. A.& S.High A.B. R.N.
George W.Stewart Maurice Hull Frederick E.Williams
Tpr. R.A.C. Sgt. R.A.F. Sgt. R.A.F.
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Lower Panel 3
Sydney Richardson James Harrison John Walker
Sea M.N. Dr. R.A.S.C. Stkr. R.N.
Sydney Forth William Walton Clark Christopher Fishwick
A.B. R.N. Pte. W.Yorks Pte. D.L.I.
Charles Pollard Ronald Hume Norman Beddell
Eng M.N. Stkr. R.N. Stkr. M.N.
Thomas Raffle Fishwick Reuben Booker Thomas P Robson
Spr. R.E. Spr. R.E. F/Sgt. R.A.F.
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Lower Panel 4
Frederick Hove Crawford David Cowell Edward Robson
Fsr. Lancs Fus. L/Sgt. 7th Hus. R.A.C. Sgt. Cold Gds
Walton Richardson William Hall Mary Duffield
App M.N. Pte. R.A.P.C. Civilian
William Arnold John Aitchison John Walker
Gnr. R.A. Pte. 5th Black Watch R.N. Stoker
George Dodds Heads John Atkinson John Moody
Civilian F/Eng R.A.F. Civilian
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Lower Panel 5
John Tennant John Stewart Gillan Reginald Smith
Stkr. R.N. Capt Sea High Gnr. R.A.
Robert Trewick Thomas Conlon William Hutchinson
L.Cpl. D.L.I. A.B. R.N. Cpl. Som.L.I.
George Cowey John Mitcheson Edward Terry Fishwick
Dr R.A.S.C. L/Cpl. D.L.I. Pte. D.L.I.
James Owen McGeever William Read Joseph Thompson
Pte. Airborne Div L.A.C. R.A.F. Pte. P.C.
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Lower Panel 6
George Mason Henry Hanson Taylor Richard Henry Jones
L/Stkr. R.N. Fsr R.Fus. Sgt. A/T Regt
William Barrow James W. Carlin Albert V. Barkel
Dr. R.A.S.C. Gnr. R.H.A. Sgt/P. R.A.F.
William T.H. Reah Thomas Thompson Thomas Colledge
L.A.C. R.A.F. Pte. R.A.M.C. Pte. Scots Gds
Raymond Davison George Blyth Edith Wood
Pte. D.L.I. Pte. P.C. A.C.W.1 W.A.A.F.
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Lower Panel 7
Aaron Bainbridge Ralph Hewitt William Moody
Civilian Sgt. R.A.F. Pte. D.L.I.
Joseph Fulton McLeod John Green John Walker
Civilian Sgt. R.A.F. Gnr. R.A.
Thomas Anderson Percy Stoker Thomas Thompson
Pte. D.L.I. Civilian Pte. Airborne Div.
Joseph Anderson Ernest Taylor John Maratty
Spr. R.E. L/S R.N. Pte. S.L.I.
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Lower Panel 8
William A. McLagan David Gibbons Fred. Groundon
Sergt Coldstream Grds. Shoeing Smith R.F.A. Sergt R.A.F.
George W.L. Moore Fred. Collins
Gnr. R.A. Civilian
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