Memorial

Panels 1914-18 1939-45 St. Nicholas

Boldon Colliery

Memorial Name: Panels 1914-18 1939-45 St. Nicholas (B148.02)

NEWMP Ref No.: B148.02

Parish: Boldon Colliery

Original Location:

St. Nicholas’ Church

Which War:

a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45

Materials Used:

Oak

Inscription:

He died for us
They died for us.
+
To the glory
of God
and in loving
memory of
the men of
Hedworth Parish
who gave
their lives in
the Great War
1914-1918
and in the
World War
1939-1945.

Memorial Description:

Wall panelling in three parts.

The centre panel,  81 inches high x 48 inches wide (206cms x 121cms) is raised slightly higher.

It carries a crucifixion raised in half relief in a sunken panel with the letters “INRI” above, below which is the dedication in raised capitals.

The panels on either side are 39 inches high x 12 inches wide (98cms x 31cms) and bear the names in two columns on each.

Below these is a ledge 6 inches wide (15cms).

Below these are three further sunken panels, two of which are 11 inches high x 7 inches wide (29cms x 19cms) and the third 11 inches high x 8 inches wide (29cms x 21cms).

These carry the names for 1939-45 in a single column on each.

The names are in Roman capitals.

Names:

a. 130 surnames and initials.
b. 42 surnames and initials.
See transcript.

Notes:

1. C. Sanders was told that not all those named were military.

Sources:

Photos: Peter Hoy; C. Sanders

Research Acknowledgements:

Peter Hoy;
C. Sanders

Research In Progress:

The names on this memorial are being researched by Peter Hoy.

Contact: peterhoy@hotmail.co.uk

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Names Documents:

BOLDON COLLIERY   St.  Nicholas’ Church

 

                                    I.N.R.I.

  HE DIED FOR US                   (carving)         THEY DIED FOR US.

  J. Adamson     J.R. Dawson      + To the Glory   H. Humphrey    J. Ramsey

  W. Allan.      T.E. Dawson      of God           A. Hunter      L. Riley

  J. Atkinson    J. Doran         and in loving    J.W. Hunter    M. Riley

  A. Ayre        J. Doran         memory of        R. Ivey        R. Russell

  T. Bailey      J.H. Dryden      the men from     W. James       M. Sawkill

  J.H. Bell      G.W. Duffy       Hedworth parish  J.G. Jarrett   J. Sewell

  J. Bellerby    P. Duffy         Who gave         N. Jarrett     A. Short

  J. Bingham     W. Durnan        their lives in   R. Jobes       W. Short

  R. Bird        J.R. Elliott     the Great War    R.H. Jobes     W.E. Simpson

  F. Bowey       J.T. Ellis       1914-1918        A. Johnson     L.G. Street

  G.N. Brannon   G.M. Farrow      and in the       J. P. Jones    F. Stubbs

  I. Brannon     J.H. Forster     World War        J. E. Keers    A.S. Telford

  R. Brocklebank J.B. Foster      1939-1945        W. Lawson      J.T. Thornton

  T.C. Brown     W. Foster                         J.M. Lewins    W. Toogood

  W. Burrows     J. Geughan                        W. Lilley      J. Turnbull

  R.W. Cain      J. Geughan                        A. Lister      J. Turnbull

  W.F. Cameron   V. Gordon                         W. Magson      T.H. Wade

  J. Capstick    H. Gorman                         T.W. Mallett   G.W. Walker

  J.R. Clark     G. Graham                         A. Marshall    T. Walker

  A.E. Clemens   W. Groombridge                    H. Mcdonald    T.H. Wall

  W. Clews       J. Hall                           W. Mcfarlane   F. Watson

  G. Clish       R. Hanson                         J. Matthews    T.S. Watson

  T. Clough      J. Hardy                          G.W. Mould     J. West

  A. Cook        W. Hardy                          J. Mulholland  J. Wetherall

  H. Coulson     T. Hartley                        J.F. Munday    J.A. Wilkin

  W. Cowling     S. Heal                           J.W. Murrell   G. Wilkinson

  J.W. Crone     F. Hepple                         J. Nyland      G.E. Wilkinson

  R. Daley       W.R. Hetherington                 J. Oxley       J. Wilkinson

  J.J. Davison   W. Holdsworth                     W. Parkin      J.G. Wilkinson

  T.A. Davison   R. Hood                           E. Paterson    W. Wilkinson

  W.E. Davison   E. Hood                           J.E. Patterson A. Wilson

  T.R. Dawes     E. Humphrey                       W. Price       H. Wilson

  E.A. Brown                                                      J.W. Lowe

——————————————————————————–

Lower panels 1939-1945

  G. Allen              C. Frazer             T. Pick

  F. Barron             G. Harrison           F. Pickering    

  H. Barron             Ann Heslop            J. Reid

  G. Brown              S.P. Hewison          L. Reid

  H. Chandler           S. Jobes              G. Richardson

  G. Coulson            A. Lancaster          J. Rudd

  T. Crake              H. Lightfoot          M. Slack

  J. Davis              W. Marley             R. Smith

  C. Davison            S. Marriott           S. Smith

  J. Dodds              F. May                J. Snaith

  T. Dryden             W. L. May             J.G. Swainston

  I. Fairley            J. McDarmont          R. Wilson

  Iris Foster           J. McNally            J. Wood

  R. Foster             S. Newell             D. Woodward

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