Memorial

Plaque 1914-18 Council Senior Boys’ School

Consett

Memorial Name: Plaque 1914-18 Council Senior Boys' School (C101.15)

NEWMP Ref No.: C101.15

Parish: Consett

Original Location:

Consett Council Senior Boys’ School, Victoria Road, Consett. DH8.

Present Location:

Unknown

Which War:

1914-18

Dedication, Creation or Publication date:

Unveiled 25th March 1920 by Ald. J. Lowes.

Sculptor, Artist or Designer:

Designed and executed by staff and scholars.

Memorial Description:

Roll of Honour.

This also showed photos of two of the five members of staff.

Names:

49 Surnames and initials of scholars.
See transcript.

Notes:

1. Members of staff whose framed photographs were presented: Coy. Quartermaster-Sergeant H. Werry, 15th DLI, assistant master.
L.Cpl. T. Clark, Royal Fusiliers, certificated teacher.

2. Other teachers who fell were:
Pte. T. Bell,
Sergt. Interpreter R.R. Surtees
2nd. Lieut. H. Peadon.

3. From the County, 964 teachers enlisted, of whom 100 were killed.

Sources:

Blaydon Courier
03/04/1920 reports unveiling.

Consett Guardian
02/04/1920 reports unveiling.

Illustrated Chronicle
26/03/1920 gives brief report on two photos;
27/03/1920 reports unveiling.

Northern Echo
26/03/1920 reports unveiling.

Sources Link: Illustrated Chronicle 03 27 Sat -1920
Sources Link: Northern Echo 03 26 Fri -1920

Additional Research Documents

Research Acknowledgements:

Dorothy Hall

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Names Documents:

CONSETT  Council School

The layout of this memorial is not known.

The following has been extracted from a newspaper

report and has not been compared with the original

nor with a good photograph.

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  W. Allison      C.H. Gill       B. Wilson.      

  S. Atkinson     S. Gladders     T.W. Rice       

  D. Aitken       W. Hamilton     A. Robinson

  W. Askew        J. Hand         W. Robson

  J. Barnett      J. Harwood      W. Roboson (sic)

  E.S. Bell       H. Heaviside    A.N. Smith

  R. Bell         C. Hill         R. Stephenson

  J. Bennison     F. Johnson      G. Turnbull

  T. Brown        T. Johnson      G. Walker

  J. Brown        S. Little       S. Walton

  A. Chapman      T. Lumsden      B. Walton

  J. Coulthard    C. Martin       R. Whaley

  T. Dixon        H. Newbiggin   T.W. Whaley

  G. Forster      T. Parkinson    W. Whitfield

  W. Fuller       J. Patterson    C. White

  D. Foreman      M. Perry        G. Williamson

  J. Gibson       G. Philipson     H. Wilson

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Members of staff whose photographs were presented:   

  Werry,  Sergeant H., Coy.Quartermaster- 15th D.L.I.,

  Clark, L.Cpl. Percy, Royal Fusiliers,

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Other teachers who fell

 Bell, Pte. T.

  Surtees R.R., Sergt. Interpreter

 Peadon. H., 2nd. Lieut.

NamesC101.15

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