Memorial

Statue 1914-18 1939-45 Working Men’s Club

Hetton le Hole

Memorial Name: Statue 1914-18 1939-45 Working Men's Club (H125.06)

NEWMP Ref No.: H125.06

Parish: Hetton le Hole

Original Location:

In garden of Working Men’s Club

Which War:

a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45

Dedication, Creation or Publication date:

a. Unveiled 17th December 1921 by Cllr. J.A. Pratt;
dedicated by Rev. D. Cowling.

Materials Used:

Balmoral red granite pedestal, grey granite column.

Who Commissioned:

Members of the Club.

Cost:

£700

Sculptor, Artist or Designer:

Messrs. John Lowes of Durham.

Inscription:

a.
Erected
by the members of
Hetton and District Working
Men’s Club
in memory of their fellow
members who died for their
country in the Great War
1914-1918

b.
Also those who fell in the World War
1939-1945

Memorial Description:

Statue of soldier resting on reversed rifle with head bowed.

Total height is 16 feet 6 inches (4.98m).

His cap bears the badge of the Durham Light Infantry.

He stands on a pedestal 48 inches (121cms) square with Greek key pattern below him.

Underneath, at the top of the main panel, scrolls and cherubs are carved in half relief on each face.

The pedestal flares gently down to two further bases.

The whole rests in a small walled area with iron railings.

The dedication is carried on the front of the pedestal.

The names are listed in a single column on all four sides.

Lettering is incised using Gothic lower case for the dedication and sans serif capitals for the names.

Names:

a. 98 full names, ranks, and honours.
b. 14 full names and ranks.
See transcript.

Notes:

1. The club had a membership of 2,500, of whom 700 served with the forces.

External Links:

Men who served with the Yorkshire Regiment

Sources:

Photos: C. Sanders: Dorothy Hall

Durham County Advertiser
 23/12/1921 reports unveiling.

Illustrated Chronicle
19/12/1921 carries a photo of the statue.

Newcastle Daily Chronicle
 19/12/1921 reports unveiling.

Northern Echo
 19/12/1921 reports unveiling.

Sources Link: Northern Echo 12 19 Mon -1921

Additional Research Documents

Research Acknowledgements:

Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale;
C. Sanders;
Dorothy Hall;
Yorkshire Regiment Remembrance

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Names Documents:

HETTON LE HOLE   Working Men’s Club.

 

Front Face

 

 Erected

 by the members of

 Hetton and District Working

 Men’s Club

 in memory of their fellow

 members who died for their

 country in the Great War

 1914-1918

 

 Pte Chas. Walton Anderson

 “   Chas. Aspinall

 Coy. Sgt. Maj. Micl. Bond  

 M.M. & bar Russ St G cross     

 Pte Ralph Best     

 “   Rt. Burt

 Sgt Wm. H. Bowden  

 “   Thos. Barrasford

 “   Walter Bennett  

 “   Arthur Barnfather

 “   Fredk. Birbeck

 “   Fredk. Birch M.S.M.

 “   Fredk  Bond            

 “   Jas. Briggs

 “   Ed. Borthwick

 “   Walter Borthwick

 “   Hunter Brown

 ————————————-

Right Face              Left Face

 

 Pte Thos. Cairns        Pte John Hourigan  

 “   Rt. Cook            “   Geo. Hunter        

 “   Nich. Cowley        “   John Kemp

 “   Amos J. Cook        “   John Knowles

 “   Stan. Chicken       “   Herbert Kay

 “   Mich. Clark         “   Geo. Landers     

 “   S. Cummings         “   Geo. W. Lawson

 “   John Dodds          “   Jos. Lowery   

 “   Geo. F. Dodds       “   Fredk. N. Lewins   

 “   Wm. Dodds           “   John E. Lambton       

 “   Jas. Dunn           Sgt Jas. H. Lawson    

 “   Albt. Downey        Driver Thos. Mathews

 “   Thos. Davison       Pte Jos. Malloy        

 “   Wm. Davis           “   Henry Monks            

 “   John Darlow         “   Ernest Milburn         

 “   Jas. Elliott        Sgt Ralph McGregor MM

 Bombr Isaac Ferguson    L/Cpl Ed. J. Millington       

 “   Rt. Ferguson        Pte Dd. Naden               

 “   Albt. Forester      “   Chris. Nairns           

 Cpl Wm. Fife            “   Norman Ord             

 Pte Rt. Guy             “   Thos. Purdy             

 “   Geo. Gibson         “   Geo. Prince             

 “   Geo. Gardiner       L/Cpl Jos. S. Richardson     

 Gnr Richd. Hartill      Cpl Ralph Richardson       

 Pte Dd. Hayes           “   Alex Ross    

 L/Sgt Chas. W. Hall     Pte Jos. Raymond           

 Pte John Henderson MM   “   Thos. H. Richards  

 “   Andrew Hall         “   Fredk. Simpson

 “   Jos. Hall           “   Geo. Stephens

 “   Wm. Hall            “   John J. Storey  

 ————————————-

Rear Face

 

 Pte John Storey         

 “   Henry Smith         

 “   Francis G. Southgate

 “   Thos. Straughan      

 “   Nichol Simpson      

 “   Andw. Stitt          

 “   Ernest A. Smith      

 L/Cpl Ed W Smiles       

 Pte Jos. Teed            

 “   Wm. Tate             

 “   T. G. Thompson        

 “   John F. Worthington  

 “   Geo. Walker          

 “   Sam Wilkinson       

 “   Geo. A. Walls        

 “   Rt. Wakefield        

 “   John Wakefield      

 “   Wm. Wood             

 “   Rt. Wilson           

 Cpl John Waggitt        

 Gnr John Williams       

 Pte Lishman Young       

   ————————————-

 Also those who fell in the World War

 1939-1945               

 Driver Chas Bell          Sgt Wm. Johnson     

        Jas Box            AB Hy. Pringle      

 AB Wm Crocott             Sapper Tom Smith   

 Cpl John Harrison         Cpl Jos. Smith      

 Sgt Harold Hauxwell       Gnr Rt. Stables     

     John Hicks            Pte Thos Talbot    

 RNSR Fred Hutchinson      Ralph Wattan  

NamesH125.06   

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