Memorial

Plaque 1914-18 1939-45 King James School

Bishop Auckland

Memorial Name: Plaque 1914-18 1939-45 King James School (B140.01)

NEWMP Ref No.: B140.01

Parish: Bishop Auckland

Original Location:

King James School.

On north wall of entrance hall.

Present Location:

Now King James 1 Academy

Which War:

a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45

Materials Used:

Bronze.

Inscription:

1914-1918
(Names)

1939-1945
(Names)

When you go home, tell them of us and say,
For your tomorrow, we gave our today.

Memorial Description:

Plaque, rectangular with the corners removed.

There is a very narrow plain raised edge.

The school crest is at the top in full colour.

The names are listed in five columns, those for 1914-18 at the top and those for 1939-45 at the bottom, divided into two blocks by the dates.

The quotation is at the bottom.

The lettering is in painted white Roman capitals.

Names:

a. 49 names.
b. 65 names.
See transcript.

Notes:

1. This tablet is modern and covers both wars. It is likely that it was made to replace an earlier one for 1914-18

2. The old building was demolished and a new one was built.

3. The area of the plaque was refurbished (15/12/2005)

Sources:

Photos: John & Mavis Dixon; Simon Raine;
Kayleigh Harrison Dixon; photo of memorial in entrance hall to new building and one of dedication service in Newgate Street Methodist Church:
Wing Commander Jim Sewell: Old postcard

Source of quotation
“When you go home . . .” On the war memorial at Kohima, Burma

Additional Research Documents

Research Acknowledgements:

Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale;
John & Mavis Dixon;
L. Rawe, MBE, Bishop Auckland;
Wing Commander Jim Sewell;
Kayleigh Harrison Dixon

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Names Documents:

BISHOP AUCKLAND   King James School.  

 

    1914    –    1918

    J.H. Atkinson       H.W. Cummins      G.W. Hutchinson    R.   Pybus       N.   Thompson

    S.E. Badcock        G.   Cuthbertson  S.J. Jarrett       E.   Rhymer      F.   Truscott

    G.   Bell           A.T. Davies       W.   Kitching      K.E. Robinson    A.   Walker

    F.   Best           K.   Deighton     L.   Light         T.L. Robinson    J.M. Watson

    J.   Braithwaite    J.B. Frankton     A.   Lockey        J.   Sanderson   T.   Wilkinson

    T.   Brown (Master) J.   Guy          S.   Martindale    S.   Scurr       J.W. Wilson

    F.   Butterfield    W.   Hall         E.   Maughan       A.   Spoor       J.   Wrench

    G.H. Claxton        B.   Heslop       F.   McIntyre      N.   Stanwix     T.   Wrench

    A.   Corner         W.R. Heslop       J.R. Pallister     H.W. Summerson   W.   Wright

    K.   Corps          H.   Hetherington E.   Panely        J.   Thirlaway

    1939    –    1945

    J.R.R. Allison      W.A. Dent         R.   Kirkup        J.W. Simpson     E.F. Waters

    L.   Armstrong      J.   Dixon        W.A. Lishman       V.   Smith       H.H. Watson

    E.W. Aspinall       C.   Dodds        T.   Lonsdale      T.   Snowdon     K.H. Watson

    E.   Bainbridge     W.G. Dowson       J.   Mitton        B.   Soulsby     A.   Wearmouth

    M.H. Baxter         W.   Gent         W.   Nicholls      S.   Stoddart    J.R. Whitwell

    E.   Byers          N.D. Green        E.   Nicholson     A    Sunter      H.   Wood

    F.   Carr           J.   Gregory      H.E. Pearce        L.V. Thompson    J.W. Wooff

    J.J. Clarkson       F.   Hadrick      G.   Raine         W.S. Turnbull    W.   Wright

    J.A. Coates         J.R. Hampson      V.W.L. Richardson  A.   Walker      L.   Wynn

    A.R. Cook           D.T. Hodgson      D.   Robson        C.   Walker      H.W. Yielder

    J.A. Cummings       A.   Jameson      H.W. Robson        C.   Walton      J.C. Young

    E.   Davison        W.R. Kidd         W.   Rossiter      J.   Ward        N.   Young

    G.W. Clark          K. Kirkup         J.W. Scott         E.   Watcham     K.   Raisbeck

 

    When you go home, tell them of us and say,

    For your tomorrow, we gave our today.

NamesB140.01   

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