Memorial

Roll of Honour 1914-18 Teachers

Spennymoor

Memorial Name: Roll of Honour 1914-18 Teachers (S131.15)

NEWMP Ref No.: S131.15

Parish: Spennymoor

Original Location:

Spennymoor and District Teachers’ Association

Which War:

1914-18

Dedication, Creation or Publication date:

The “Welcome Home” event was held on 8th May 1919.

Materials Used:

Printed paper

Inscription:

Spennymoor and District
Teachers’ Association

Souvenir Programme
of the
“Welcome Home” Gathering,
to all Teachers in the Spennymoor Education District who served with the
Colours during the course of the World-War, 1914 to 1919,
to the held in the
Town Hall, Spennymoor,
on Thursday, May 8th, 1919 at 7 p.m.

Two centre pages
Roll of Honour
(Names)

On back page
List of Distinctions Gained
(Names)

In Memoriam
Killed in Action or Died of Wounds
for
Humanity, Civilisation, Liberty.
“Who died if England lives?
Who lives if England died?”
(Names)
Reported missing
(Names)

Memorial Description:

Roll of Honour.

It is a four-page Souvenir Programme for the “Welcome Home” Gathering for teachers who had served.

The front page has Britannia at the top surrounded by flags with the name of the Association on either side.

At the bottom is the programme for the event.

Inside two pages have the names of those who served in four columns.

At the top the words “Roll of Honour” appear on a ribbon at the top of each page.

The sides and bottom are decorated with roses, daffodils, shamrocks and thistles.

The back page has at top a header of “List of Distinctions Gained” on a ribbon.

At the bottom is “In Memoriam” with the names depicted in two columns between two fluted columns around which is entwined a ribbon bearing the quotation from St. John’s Gospel.

Names:

105 surnames and initials of those who served;
13 surnames and initials of those who died,
and 2 surnames and initials of those reported missing.
See transcript.

Sources:

Photocopy: Mrs Clare Coverdale

Durham Chronicle
 16/05/1919 reports event.

Sources of quotations:
“Who dies if England lives” : For all we have and are Rudyard Kipling ”
“Greater love hath no man than this . . .St. John 15 v 13.

Research Acknowledgements:

Mrs. Clare Coverdale;
Mrs. E. Bostock (King Street Primary School)

Research In Progress:

Jim and John Grainger are creating an archive of information about each person named on the local War Memorials and would like to hear from anyone with stories, photographs or memorabilia.

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Names Documents:

SPENNYMOOR   Spennymoor and District Teachers’ Association

 

Front page

  Spennymoor      Teachers’

  and                  

  District        Association

 

  Souvenir Programme

  of the

  “Welcome Home” Gathering ,

  to all Teachers in the Spennymoor Education District who served with  the

  Colours during the course of the World-War, 1914 to 1919,

  to the held in the

  Town Hall, Spennymoor,

  on Thursday, May 8th, 1919 at 7 p.m.

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Centre pages   

  Roll of Honour                        Roll of Honour

 

  Anderson, J.T.     Gartland, T.     Moore, W.        Robinson, F.

  Askew, H.C.        Gibbins, W.J.    Moffat, J.       Rossiter, W.

  Ayre, J.W.         Harker, J.H.     Morgan, T.       Seymour, T.A.

  Barkas, G.F.       Henderson, F.    Mitchell, F.D.   Shippen, J.G.

  Barratt, G.H.      Henderson, J.O.  Neasham, G.W.    Smart, A.

  Beresford, T.      Hope, R.P.       Nunn, W.         Smith, J.R.

  Blake, F.F.        Humphries, J.    O’Donnell, M.    Smith, W.H.

  Blair, E.          Hunter, G.H.     Owen, G.         Snowdon, D.

  Booth, N.          Hutchinson, N.   Pattinson, F.    Spence, M.

  Botcherby, F.      Johnson, T.      Pattison, J.D.   Stoddart, H.

  Bowran,(Miss) A.R. Kay, E.          Pattison, P.C.   Summerbell, A.

  Broderick, F.      Kenmir, M.       Peat, T.         Taylor, F.W.

  Brown, R.B.        Kirk, H.         Pentland, C.     Taylor, P.T.

  Buckle, G.F.       Kirkup, G.       Peberdy, R.      Taylor, W.Y.

  Carr, G.           Kirkpatrick, J.  Philipson, T.    Thompson, G.

  Chittenden, H.R.   Kitchen, J.J.    Plant, A.        Thompson, N.

  Clough, T.         Kyte, A.         Potts, J.J.      Thompson, R.M.

  Cockersole, H.     Lamb, T.         Preston, E.      Towers, J.

  Crosby, B.C.       Lambert, J.H.    Proudfoot, C.    Turnbull, W.H.

  Curry, N.T.        Lambton, P.      Raine, J.T.      Tweddle, R.

  Cundall, L.B.      Lattimer, F.H.   Raynor, S.       Tymms, S.W.

  Dennison, R.C.     Leckie, J.J.     Reed, T.         Waddington, J.W.

  Dobbie, R.         Lyall, J.E.      Richardson, J.W. Walker, R.

  Eland, J.E.        Matthews, J.W.   Roberts, E.      Welch, T.

  Ferguson, T.       McManners, S.    Robson, F.       Welsh, E.

  Flemons, E.        McNulty, J.      Robson, H.       Wilkinson, H.R.

                                                       Wynn, H.

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Back page

  List of Distinctions Gained

 

  Clough, T. (1) M.S.M.  (2) Crose di Guerra (Italian)

  O’Donnell, M.F. (1) M.M. (2) La Medaille Militaire (France)

  Philipson, T.,  M.M.

  Potts, J.J.,  M.M.

  Sanderson, C. (late), (1) D.S.O. (2) Russian Order of St. George.

  Welsh, T.,  M.C.

  Wilmer, C.,  M.C.

 

  In Memoriam

 

  Killed in Action or Died of Wounds

  for

  Humanity, Civilisation, Liberty,

 

   “Who dies if England lives?

   Who lives if England dies?”

 

  Arnett, W.            Ferguson, T.

  Bailes, W.H.          Macpherson, G.

  Baker, W.             Robinson, T.N.

  Brown, W.L.G.         Sanderson, C.

  Chipcase, H.          Turner, A.

  Corner, A.            Wake, J.P.

  Fairless, E.

 

  Reported Missing

  Deighton, R.          Moore, H.

NamesS131.15      

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