Memorial

Roll of Honour 1939-45 War Memorial Hospital

Hexham

Memorial Name: Roll of Honour 1939-45 War Memorial Hospital (H51.27)

NEWMP Ref No.: H51.27

Parish: Hexham

Original Location:

War Memorial Hospital, Eastgate (demolished),
on east wall of room to the right of the main entrance.

Present Location:

The hospital was closed in April 1995.

The boards were sent to Hexham General Hospital for temporary storage.

They were re-erected in the new hospital, which opened in July 2003, on the wall of the passage leading to the chapel.

Which War:

1939-1945

Materials Used:

Wood

Inscription:

Roll of Honour
1939-1945

Memorial Description:

Roll of Honour Memorial Board, 61 inches high x 60 inches wide (154cms x 153cms), and made of three vertical panels framed with a very narrow plain frame.

Names are painted in black serif capitals, with initial letters painted in red, in three columns.

The words “Roll of Honour” are in black shadowed with red.

The dates “1939” and “1945” are also in black shadowed with red, each inside a scroll.

Names:

100 names, ranks and regiments.
See transcript.

Notes:

1. This memorial is identical in style to that for the 1914-18 war which hangs on the adjacent right-hand wall. Facing the board is a glass case holding the Standard of the British Legion, which was superseded when the Legion became the Royal British Legion in 1971.

2. There was great debate over the location of the scrolls after the closure of the hospital in 1995. The suggestion that they be placed in the cemetery chapel of rest was branded as “appalling”. It was finally agreed that place of honour be found for them in the new hospital building.

3. Although a new hospital was to be built, great debate went on regarding the old building. It was given to the town as a War Memorial Hospital, and there are those who feel that it should be returned to the town.

Sources:

Photos: C.N. Dallison

The Journal
10/01/1995 reports debate on new place for memorials;
11/01/1995 reports no room in the Abbey for them, and the monastic workshop was also considered;
13/01/1995 reports death of campaigner on eve of meeting to discuss future location.

Additional Research Documents

Research Acknowledgements:

C.N. Dallison;
J. Brown

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Names Documents:

HEXHAM, War Memorial Hospital.

 

  ROLL OF HONOUR

 

  1939               1945

 

  L.Cpl.    K. Anderson       A.T.S.     

  Sgt.Plt   H.B. Annan        R.A.F.     

  Cpl.      F. Armstrong      R.N.F.     

  Spr.      A. Atkinson       R.E.       

  Capt      W.N. Barry D.F.C. G.P.R.     

  Lt.       T.B. Bland        R.N.F.     

  L.A.C.    W.R. Blackburn    R.A.F.     

  3rd Offr. C.H. Boyd         M.N.               

  Gnr.      J. Brotherton     R.A.       

  F.O.      F.T. Brown D.F.C. R.A.F.     

  A.C.      N.N. Carr         ”          

  Cpl.      G.T. Charlton     R.N.F.     

  Pte.      A.E.V. Clark M.M. Gr’nHwds.  

  L.Cpl.    T. Cooper         R.E.M.E.   

  Fus.      J.P. Cook         R.N.F.     

  ”         A. Clark          ”          

  Sgt.      R. Clark          ”          

  A.C.      L. Clifford       R.A.F.     

  Sgt.Obs.  W. Curry          ”                  

  Cpl.      R.J. Clarke       ”          

  Major     R.W. Casebourne   R.E.       

  2nd       S. Cunningham     D.L.I.     

  Spr.      R.E. Crozier      R.E.       

  Trp.      E.H. Dickinson    R.A.C.     

  Capt.     P. Dent           M.N.       

  Trp.      R. Dodd           R.A.C.     

  L.A.      N. Davison        F.A.A.     

  Cpl.      L. Drummond       R.A.F.     

  Fus.      J.W. Dodd         R.N.F.     

  Pte.      J. Drydon         ”          

  ”         E.M. Dickinson    Rec: Regt  

  L.A.C.    H. Dyne           R.A.F.     

  Pte.      H.W. Eddy         R.A.O.C.   

                                     

————————————–  

Column 2

  Lt.       W.D. Forster      R.N.F.        

  C.S.M.    D. Forster        ”             

  2nd Lt    W.D. Fairclough   D.L.I.        

  Major     R.H. Farquhar     Sfth Hlds     

  Gnr.      G.R. Graham       R.A.          

  O.A.      T. Gordon         R.N.          

  Capt.     C.A.M. Grover     R.H.A.        

  Sgt. Plt. R. Gibson         R.A.F.

  L.Cpl.    T. Graham         R.A.S.C.      

  Sgt.Obs.  J.N. Huddlestone  R.A.F.        

  Major     K.W.D. Hodgson    H.G.          

  L.Cpl.    J.G. Hutchinson   R.N.F.        

  A.B.      J.J. Henderson    R.N.          

  Gnr.      G.E. Hudson       R.A.          

  Cpl.      G. Irwin          W.Yks R       

  Pte.      T. Johnson        P.C.          

  L.Cpl.    J. Kennedy        Bdr R.        

  Cpl.      A.W. Lowdon       R.E.M.E.      

  Pte.      R. Lillico        R.N.F.

  Major     T.R. Lovibond     R.A.C.        

  Pte.      J.W. Moulding     Blk Watch     

  Sgt.      J.W. Morris       R.A.F.        

  Trp.      S. Mynard         Rec Cps       

  P.O.      N.P. McKie        R.N.          

  Gnr.      R. Maquire        R.A.          

  ”         W. Metcalfe       ”             

  Pte.      J. Newton         Blk Watch     

  ”         C. Newton         R.N.F.        

  Trp.      R.W. Oliver       Rec Cps.      

  ”         R.F. Pagan        R.A.C.        

  Fus.      J.R. Parker       R.N.F.        

  Trp.      A. Pearson        Rec Cps       

  ”         Allan Pearson     ”             

  FLt.Lt.   W.A.C. Patterson D.F.C. R.A.F.

————————————–  

Column 3

  Fus.      A. Pearson        R.N.F.

  L.A.      C.E. Portnell     R.A.F.

  Flt.Sgt.  N. Ridley         “

  L.A.C.    A. Ridley         “

  Sgt.      J.H. Rollingson   R.N.F.

  Flt.Sgt.  F.W. Rutherford   R.A.F.

  Lt.       J.H. Rawson       Grn Hwds

  Eng’r     S. Scott          M.N.

  Plt.Offr  W.L. Shield       R.A.F.

  Fus.      T. Stewart        R.N.F.

  Sgt.Nav.  F.D.M. Smith      R.A.F.

  Gnr.      J. Stewart        R.A.

  Pte.      J. Salkeld        A&S. Hlds.

  L.Cpl.    H. Stuart         R.A.S.C.

  Plt.Offr  H.C. Stevenson    R.A.F.

  Fus.      J.W. Snowball     R.N.F.

  Capt.     C.L. Stephenson   “

  Cpl.      J. Smith          R.A.F.

  L.S.      W. Smith          R.N.

  Sgt.      M.J. Thompson     Blk Watch

  L.A.C.    H. Thompson       R.A.F.

  Sgt.      E. Trueman        K.O.Y.L.I.

  Dvr.      J.R. Taylor       R.A.S.C.

  Pte.      A. Thompson       R.N.F.

  ”         D. Thompson       Cam Hlds

  L.A.C.    L.B. Whitfield    R.A.F.

  F.O.      J.S. Wood         “

  L.A.C.    W.E. Weatherley   “

  Fus.      R.J. Watson       R.N.F.

  Sgt.Bdr.  R.I. White        R.A.F.

  3rd Eng   N. Wilkinson      M.N.

  Pte.      W.S. Wilson       R.N.F.   

  Cpl.      J. Westgarth      R.A.F.

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