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Memorial details

Memorial type
Roll of honour or book of remembrance
District
Sunderland
Town
Easington Lane
County
Tyne And Wear
Country
England
Commemoration
20th Century Wars (1900-1999)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
71109

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Current location

(Formerly known as the Central Methodist Church)
Independent Methodist Church
Brick Garth
Easington Lane
Sunderland
Tyne And Wear
DH5 0JY
England

OS Grid Ref: NZ 36078 46110
Denomination: Wesleyan

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Description
A rectangular pre-printed Roll of Honour on paper. At top-centre of the proforma is a shield bearing a red cross on a white background, which is flanked by a ribbon that bears a quote from Psalm 91: “His faithfulness and truth / shall be thy shield and buckler”. Beneath this is printed 'Roll of Honour. The following members of this church are now on active service', to which the handwritten words 'And Adherents' has been added. The central section has three columns of handwritten names, two of which have are outlined by an ink box, indicating that they had died. Beneath that section is a pre-printed prayer. The Roll appears to have been stuck to a piece of corrugated card. [N.B. The Roll is known to include some parishioners who served only in the First World War and some who served only in the Second World War. Apart from the final two names in column 3 (which are out of sequence), both sets of enlistees are combined in a single alphabetical list, with no apparent notation re which of the two World Wars they served in].
Inscription
HIS FAITHFULNESS AND TRUTH SHALL BE THY SHIELD AND BUCKLER/ ROLL OF HONOUR/ THE FOLLOWING MEN OF THIS CHURCH ARE NOW ON ACTIVE SERVICE/ And adherents/ (Names, in three columns)/ O Lord of Hosts, stretch forth Thine arm to strengthen and protect/ our loved ones on land or sea or in the air. Help us and them to see/ through all the clouds of war, the vision of Thy peace for which we strive./ Grant us all self control and steady purpose that the Kingdom which is not/ of this world may be established in the hearts of men everywhere, through/ Jesus Christ Our Lord. Amen.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Alderson, Edward
Anderson, James
Brown, Albert
Charlton, George N
Clark, Lawrence W
Forsdick, Edna
Gibson, John
Goymer, Alfred F
Hall, Charles
Hall, Fred
See details for all 65 names
Commemorations
  • 20th Century Wars (1900-1999)
    Total names on memorial: 65
    Served and returned: 63
    Died: 2
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forename, decorations, rank
    Order of information: Apart from the final two names in column 3, all names are listed alphabetically by surname as a single group, with no apparent notation re which of the two World Wars they served in.
Components
  • Roll of honour
    Measurements: height 550mm, width 525mm
    Materials: Card
  • Frame
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
History
As the names of parishioners who served in each World War are combined on the Roll in a single alphabetical list, it must have been compiled during or after WW2 (possibly as an updated version of an original WW1 Roll?). The Roll was originally in a glass frame, which was lost in the move to the present Chapel (c1969).
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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