Memorial

Screen and Plaque 1914-18 St. Matthew and St. Wilfrid

Silksworth

Memorial Name: Screen and Plaque 1914-18 St. Matthew and St. Wilfrid (S111.02)

NEWMP Ref No.: S111.02

Parish: Silksworth

Original Location:

Church of St. Matthew & Wilfrid, Silksworth Road.

Which War:

1914-18

Materials Used:

Light oak

Cost:

Plaque, shelf and names £54 10s;
screen and figures £282 10s;
architect’s fees £40; total £385.

Sculptor, Artist or Designer:

Ralph Hedley, 52 St. Mary’s Place, Newcastle on Tyne

Inscription:

In border
Pro Patria

On plaque
This tablet and the Chancel screen are in
thankful and loving remembrance
of
(names)
who gave their lives for us
Jesu Mercy 1914-1919
Greater love hath no man than this
that a man lay down his life for his friends.

Memorial Description:

Chancel screen and plaque.

The plaque has a wide border with various badges
(Left, top to bottom) (1) Durham Light Infantry (2) Machine Gun Corps, (3) Northumberland Fusiliers, (4) King George VI badge. (Right, top to bottom) (1) Royal Navy, (2) Royal Air Force, (3) Royal Army Medical Corps, (4) Police?
carved in half relief at the sides, on red background picked out in gold.

The words “Pro Patria” and “1914 1919” are raised in half relief and gilded at top and bottom respectively.

The names are in three columns, in blue Roman capitals.

A shelf and vases at the back of the church are also part of the memorial.

Names:

109 names and ranks.
See transcript.

Sources:

Photos: C. Sanders; David Sloan

Sunderland Echo
14/12/1923 and 17/12/1923 report progress.

Tyne Wear Archives
Ralph Hedley Note Books Acc 142 DT/RH/20/173. Job No. 1311

Parish Minute Book

A Brief History of St. Matthew’s and the Church School, Silksworth Jennie Adams, 1990-1991 Durham County Record Office

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

Additional Research Documents

Research Acknowledgements:

C. Sanders;
Lorraine Lister;
Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale;
David Sloan;
James Pasby

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Names Documents:

SILKSWORTH  St. Matthew & Wilfrid Parish Church

 

  Pro Patria

  This tablet and the Chancel screen are in

  thankful and loving remembrance

  of

 

  Sergt. W. Arkley      B.Q.M.S. J.W. Elliott Pte. W.A. Noble

  Corp. W. Ayre         Pte. W. Ellemor

  Pte. F. Arkley        Pte. J.C. Emmerson    A.B.S. N. Owens

  Pte. J.W. Arkley      Pte. H. Everett       Pte. T.M. Oughton

  Pte. T. Ashurst

  Pte. C. Atkinson      Gnr. W.L. Fletcher    Spr. R. Purvis

  Pte. G. Anderson      A.B.S. R. Foster      Gnr. F. Phillips

                        Pte. C. Forrest       Pte. J. Pearce

  LCpl. W. Barton                             Pte. T.B. Pearce

  Gnr. J. Bond          L/Cpl. J.C. Grose     Pte. A. Prater

  Gnr. W. Beaney        Pte. T. Glass         Pte. J.W. Pritchard

  Pte. W. Bailes        Pte. H. Gilby         Pte. P. Pallister

  Pte. R.V. Beamson     Pte. W.J. Green

  Pte. W. Beaney        Pte. J. Goundry       Cpl. J.C. Robinson

  Pte. G. Beaney        Pte. G. Glanville     Bdr. M. Rontree

  Pte. J. Bone          Pte. F. Gustard       Pte. A. Rontree

  Pte.  Brittain        Pte. T. Golightly     Pte. J. Robinson

  Pte. G. Burcher                             Pte. J.L. Robinson

  Pte. C. Browell       Pte. J. Hynes         Pte. J. Richardson

  Pte. C. Braizier                            Pte. G. Richardson

  Pte. M.B. Bones       Pte. S. Jones         Pte. W. Richardson

                        Pte. A.D. Jacques

  2nd Lieut. H.C. Carss Pte. F. Jacques       Sig. H. Stephenson

  Corp. H. Childs                             Gnr. J.E. Stones

  Gnr. G. Carr          Pte. T. Kirtley       Spr. J.W. Smith

  Gnr. J.R. Carlyon     Pte. O. Keegan        Pte. W. Stobart

  Dvr. R. Carr                                Pte. G.R. Sides

  Bomb. J. Carter       Pte. E. Longstaff     Pte. J.W. Sides

  Spr. F. Cassidy                             Pte. W. Storey

  Pte. G. Charlton      2nd Lt. W.R. McCann      

  Pte. J.W. Coates      Sgt.Maj. T.W. McGuire Segt. T. Taylor

  Pte. C. Cox           Gnr. F.T. Mustard     Pte. R. Thompson

                        Pte. T. Mason         Pte. C. Thompson

  Capt. A.T. Dingle     Pte. F.McSween      

  Segt.Pro. H.T. Dingle Pte. L. Mitchell      Pte. E. Veitch

  Segt. J. Dixon        Pte. J.R. Moore      

  Gnr. M. Donkin        Pte. W. Mould         2nd Lt. S. Walker

  Pte. J.A. Dick        Pte. H.H. Mordecai    LCpl. T. Wakefield

  Pte. R. Dunn                                Pte. G. Whitwham

  Pte. A. Dunn          Capt. T.H. Nutter     Pte. J.E. Willis

  Pte. J. Donnolly      Pte. E. Nutter        Pte. W. Woffendale

  Pte. R.T. Doughty     Pte. H. Naisbett      Pte. T. Wilson

                                              Pte. J.R. Williamson

 

  who gave their lives for us

  Jesu Mercy 1914-1919

    

  Greater love hath no man than this

  that a man lay down his life for his friends.

NamesS111.02   

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