Memorial

Plaque 1914-18 Dubmire Working Men’s Club

Fence Houses

Memorial Name: Plaque 1914-18 Dubmire Working Men's Club (F47.04)

NEWMP Ref No.: F47.04

Parish: Fence Houses

Original Location:

Dubmire Working Men’s Club, Wynyard Street, Fence Houses, DH4 6LS

Present Location:

In the billiard room opposite the WW2 memorial

Which War:

1914-18

Dedication, Creation or Publication date:

Unveiled 26th May 1922 by Mr. Kirkup of Morton House.

Materials Used:

Brass

Inscription:

To the imperishable memory of those
who fell and in honour of all others connected with this club
who served their King and Country in the Great War 1914-1919.

Memorial Description:

Plaque 27 inches high x 54 inches wide (69cms x 137cms).

There is a patterned border culminating in a shell pattern in the two top corners and in stylized flowers in the bottom two corners.

The two top corners inside the border are rounded and the spandrels are filled with red.

The names of the fallen are listed in eight columns at the top inside a black border.

Those who served are listed are listed in 11 columns.

The dedication is in Roman capitals, the names are in sans serif capitals.

There is some red lettering.

Names:

39 surnames and initials of the fallen
261 surnames and initials of those who served.
See transcript

Notes:

1. From the club, from 1,400 members, 300 had served. There were 300 more who served, but their names are not on the memorial because they were not old enough to be members according to rule. They would become members when they arrived back.

Sources:

Photo: Harry Anderson; Dorothy Hall; Sharon Vincent

Durham Chronicle
02/06/1922 reports unveiling;
16/11/1979 carries photo of members looking at the memorial during the two minutes’ silence.

Additional Research Documents

Research Acknowledgements:

Dorothy Hall;
Harry Anderson;
Sharon Vincent;

Research In Progress:

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Names Documents:

  To the imperishable memory of those

  who fell and in honour of all others connected with this club

  who served their King and Country in the Great War 1914-1919.  

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Top panel

  Column 1            Column 2        Column 3      Column 4

  Allinson Thomas     Birbeck W       Brown R.

  Atkinson D          Brewis R Sergt. Cockburn J.   Fatherly R. Cpl.

  Bates F.C.          Brown J.        Elliot T.     Fenton Thos.

  Bell J.             Brown Jas.      Ely W.        Fenton Thoms.

  Bertram T           Brown J.        Ely T.        Hartburn W.

  ——————————————————–

  Column 5            Column 6        Column 7      Column 8

                      Jamison S.      McIntyre J    Robb P

  Hendrickson H. Cpl. Lowerson M.     Morgan J      Smith D

  Hooker A.           Maddinson M.    Naunton W     Turnbull G

  Hutchinson T        Mason J.        O’Neil R.J.   Turner F

  Jackson G.W.        McDermott P.    Parton R.     Welsh J. Sergt.

———————————————————–

Lower panel

  Column 1              Column 2             Column 3      

  Alderson, Jos.        Black, T             Day, A.

  Angus, Nor.           Blake, W.            Day, W.

  Armour, Jas. Sergt.   Blenkinsop, W.       Davey, Jos.

  Armour, Geo.          Blenkinsop, A.       Doyle, J.W.N.

  Atkinson, Thos.       Bowman, H.           Duffy, P.

  Atkinson, John        Bogie, Thos.         Eae, Jno.

  Atkinson, H.          Brown, S.            Elliot, Jno.

  Avory, M., Q.M.S.     Brown, Jas.          Elliot, H.

  Avory, Thos.          Brown, F.            Elliot, Jno.

  Bainbridge, W.        Brown, R. Sergt.M.S. Elliot, R.

  Bainbridge, Thos.     Bullon, G. Cpl.      Ely, Flem., Sergt.

  Bainbridge, R.        Burrows, Jno.        Ely, Geo.

  Bailes, R.            Burrows, Jos.        Ellison, Geo.

  Barnard G.            Burrows, M.          Fairly, Geo.

  Barraclough, W.       Cantrell, H.         Farrow, T.

  Barrass, G.           Carroll, J.          Fenton, W.

  Bates, M.A., Sergt.   Clark, R.            Fenton, Jno.

  Bates, J.             Coughlin, Thos.      Fenton, Geo.

  Bell, A.              Conglinton, Jno.     Fenton, Jas.

  Bennett, J.           Colman, Jas.         Fenwick, W.

  Bertram, Jno.         Colledge, W.         Fife, R.

  Bilton, Geo.          Coral, S.            Forster, E., Sergt.

  Bilton, C., Q.M.S.    Curry, R.            Forster, A.

  Blackbird, R.         Day, T. Sergt.       Forster, F.

  ——————————————————–

  Column 4              Column 5             Column 6

  Forster, J.W.         Hann, Thos.

  Froggart, E.G.        Hann, Will.

  Garland, W.           Haswell, Geo.        Johnston, C.

  Ganning, N.           Haswell, Thos.       Kelly, Ed.

  Gilespy, F.           Haswell, R.          Kimmitt, Thos.

  Gillan, J.            Haswell, Geo.        Knighton, E.

  Gleason, Thos.        Harle, E.            Laidler, M.

  Glendenning, M.       Hakin, G.            Lamb, Rich.

  Gordon, Geo.          Heal, Jno.           Lawson, R.

  Gorman, Jas.          Henderson, J.        Lawson, Jos.

  Grant, G.             Henderson, Geo.      Lee, R., M.M.

  Greaves, Jno., Sergt. Hope, R.N., Sergt.   Liddell, A.G.

  Greaves, E., Sergt.   Hope, Jno.           Litherland, T., Sergt.

  Greaves, R.A. Sergt.  Hodgkinson, W.       Lister, W.

  Greaves, Geo.         Hodgson, Thos.       Leanard, G., Q.M.S.

  Greaves, A.           Hubbick, W.          Lilley, G.

  Grennwell, G.         Hubbick, Thos.       Longstaff, C.

  Grennwell, W.         Hudson, Thos.        Lowery, J.T.

  Grennwell, S.         Hudson, J.W.         Lowery, Jas.

  Grennwell, W.H.       Hudson, Jona.        Lowery, F.

  Grennwell, Wilson     Humphrey, A.         Lynn, G.

  Guy, R.               Humphrey, W.         Maddinson, Rt.

  Hall, Jno.            Hutchinson, Jas.     Mason, F.

  Hall, J.S.            Jeffrey, R.

  ——————————————————–

  Column 7              Column 8             Column 9

  Martin, Thos.         Oliver, H.           Reed, R.

  Martin, F.            O’Neil, F.           Reed, R.

  Marsden, Ed.          O’Neil, R.           Regnolds, C.

  Maughan, Rt.          Parkin, W.           Regnolds, J.

  McCullan, G. Sergt.   Parkin, J.           Robinson, C. Cpl.

  McDermott, Jno.       Parr, G.             Robinson, Jno.

  McDonald, J.          Parton, Jos.         Robinson, J.W.

  McKnight, J.          Parton, Jno.         Robson, S., D.C.M.

  Metcalf, G.           Passmoor, Geo. M.M.  Robson, L.

  Mead, P.              Passmoor, Thos.      Roxby, R.

  Melville, J.          Passmoor, Flem.      Rose, J.J.

  Miller, J.G.          Passmoor, Jos. M.M.  Rose, W.J.

  Mitchinson, Rt.       Patterson, J.        Rush, R.

  Morgan, Jas.          Pitt, W.E.           Rush, W.

  Morland, H. Sergt.    Poulter, Jas.        Sample, W.

  Moor, H.              Pratt, Geo.          Sayers, R.

  Moffatt, L.           Pratt, Geo.          Scarr, W.

  Moffatt, T.S.         Pratt, J.S.          Simpson, T.

  Murtagh, Thos.        Pringle, Jas.        Singleton, W.

  Newall, R.            Pratt, T.S.          Slack, J.

  Nicholson, M.         Phaup, Ed.           Smith, Thos.

  Nicholson, C.         Qauyle, R.           Smith, Thos.

  Norburn, S.           Quinn, B.            Smith, F.O.

  Oliver, J. Sergt.     Ranson, J.           Smith, W.

  ——————————————————– 

  Column 10             Column 11    

  Spooner, R.           Wardhaugh, J.

  Stavers, R.           Wardhaugh, Jno.

  Standish, J.T.        Watson, M.

  Steel, A.             Watt, C.W.

  Stevenson, A.         Wayman, R. Sergt.

  Stevenson, R.         Wheatley, G. Sergt.

  Stevenson, W.         Wheatley, J.W.

  Stephenson, G.        Whitton, J.

  Story, G.             Whitworth, J.

  Shepherd, F.          Wilson, Jas.

  Suthren, C.           Wilson, W.

  Stuthard, W.          Wilson, T.

  Sweeting, J.          Wilson, G.

  Snell, A.             Wilson, A.

  Tait, Jas.            Widdowfield, Thos.

  Tait, M.S.            Widdowfield, J.

  Taylor, B. Cpl.       Widdowfield, R.

  Thurburn, J.          Wilkinson, W.

  Thompson, T.          Williamson, J.G.

  Thompson, F.          Wood, Jos.

  Todd, W.              Wood, A.

  Turnbull, W.          Wren, W.

  Turner, C.            Wren, F.

  Wardhaugh, L.         Young, R.

  

Should the name “Qauyle” be “Quayle”

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