Plaque 6 DLI 1914-18 Drill Hall

Drill Hall (Closed)

Moved in 1971 to Christ Church, Parliament Street, Church Street. Consett.

In the porch

1914-18

Unveiled 23rd October 1921 by Major-General Sir Percy Wilkinson, K.C.M.G., C.B.;
dedicated by Rev. W.C.D. Fedden, Vicar of Consett.

Brass

Cost of fixing it in the church was met by the D.L.I. funded with no outside help.

Designed by Coy. Sergt. Major Sculthorpe of the Permanent Staff, Consett;
Made by Edward H. Thew, Newcastle upon Tyne;

Great love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
Pro Patria
This tablet
is erected by the Officers, W.O’s, N.C.O’s and men of the
Consett Detachment of the 6th Batt. The Durham Light Infantry
to the glorious memory of their comrades of the detachment
who laid down their lives in the Great European War.
They answered the call.

Plaque 34 inches high x 48 inches wide (86cms x122cms).

There is a scroll running along the top bearing the quotation in letters raised on a black background.

At either side of the tablet is a column topped with a wreath in each of which is the year 1914 in red to the left and 1918 to the right.

Each column has a scroll wrapped round with a garland on which the battle honours are named.

At centre top of the plaque is the badge of the D.L.I. 6 Battalion with the words “Faithful” below.

The words “Pro” and “Patria” are in cartouches on each side, with the lettering raised and the background blackened.

At the bottom are the words “They answered the call”.

The names are listed in four columns.

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

1. This area formed one of the traditional recruiting areas for the 6th D.L.I.

2. The report in the Consett Guardian includes the name of Pte. G. Robson twice.

3. There were 249 men in the Detachment, of whom 239 volunteered to go overseas.

Photos: Errol Broomfield; Dorothy Hall

Blaydon Courier
29/10/1921 reports unveiling

Consett and Stanley Guardian
28/10/1921 reports unveiling.

Consett Guardian
28/10/1921 reports unveiling.

Illustrated Chronicle
24/10/1921 reports unveiling.

Newcastle Daily Chronicle
22/10/1921 reports proposed unveiling tomorrow;
24/10/1921 reports unveiling.

Stanley News
27/10/1921 reports unveiling.

.Diocese of Durham
Faculty 5286 issued 06/12/1971

The Monumental Brasses of County Durham William Lack, H. Martin Stuchfield and Philip Whittemore 2002 ISBN 095 4327101

Source of quotation:
“Greater love hath no man . . .” St. John 15 v 13.

Errol Broomfield;
Ron Carson;
John and Mavis Dixon;
Dorothy Hall;
Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale

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