Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Middlesbrough
Town
Middlesbrough
County
Cleveland
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 27 June 1921
    Attended by: T.W. Fry Esq, O.B.E. (Stipendiary Magistrate) performed the unveiling
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
9714

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Current location

Cleveland Police Headquarters
Bridge Street West
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough
Cleveland
TS2 1AB
England

OS Grid Ref: NZ 49342 20767
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • Middlesbrough Constabulary HQ
    Dunning Road
    Middlesbrough
    Middlesbrough
    Cleveland
    England

    OS Grid Ref: NZ 5118
    Denomination: Undefined
  • Middlesbrough Constabulary HQ (Town Hall)
    Albert Road
    Middlesbrough
    Middlesbrough
    Cleveland
    TS1 2QJ
    England

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Undefined
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Description
Wooden board, with pedimented top containing a relief carved Middlesborough Coat of Arms. Immediately beneath are three brass plaques, bearing the names of the Constabulary's officers who served in WW1: the central panel lists those of them who were killed or died; the two panels flanking it lists those who survived. Beneath that section are three further brass plaques, re the erection of the memorial, and the names of the Chief Constable and Chairman of the Watch Committee. All six of the brass plaques have a single line red border; the incised lettering is black, apart from the dates 1914 and 1919 and any notations re decorations received (which are red).
Inscription
(Pediment): ROLL of HONOUR GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919 (Large central plaque): MIDDLESBROUGH CONSTABULARY/NAMES OF MEMBERS OF/ THE POLICE FORCE WHO/ JOINED HIS MAJESTY'S/ FORCES DURING THE/GREAT EUROPEAN/ WAR/ 1914 TO 1919/ KILLED/ (8 NAMES)/ DIED/ (3 NAMES) (Large left plaque): (36 names) Large right plaque): (35 names) (Small central brass plaque): THIS ROLL OF HONOUR WAS PRESENTED/ AND UNVEILED BY T.W. FRY ESQ. O.B.E./ (STIPENDIARY MAGISTRATE FOR THE/ COUNTY BOROUGH OF MIDDLESBROUGH/ 1908-1920). 27TH JUNE 1921. (Small left plaque): HENRY RICHES ESQ., O.B.E./ CHIEF CONSTABLE. (Small right plaque): ALDERMAN W.J. BRUCE., O.B.E., J.P./ CHAIRMAN OF THE WATCH COMMITTEE.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Agar, George
Allison, Alfred
Ashe, Albert E
Basham, William B
Bate, David
Bennison, Edward T
Bentley, Colin
Berry, Herbert S
Biggs, Charles F
Blamire, Walter
See details for all 82 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 82
    Served and returned: 71
    Died: 11
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Police rank, surname, forenames, decorations, whether died or survived
    Order of information: Those who were killed or died are listed alphabetically by surname on the central plaque; survivors are listed alphabetically by surname on the two adjacent plaques.
Components
  • Board
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
  • Plaques / Panels with names
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Plaques
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
Costs

Comments: The memorial was presented by T.W. Fry Esq. O.B.E. (Middlesbrough Stipendiary Magistrate 1908-1920)

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Cleveland Police
Reference

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