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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Sedgefield
- Town
- Shildon
- County
- Durham
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 10316
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Current location
St John’s Church
Shildon
Sedgefield
Durham
DL14 IND
England
OS Grid Ref: NZ 22884 26439
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- A small white marble tablet surrounded by grey marble and set in oak on the North wall of the church.
- Inscription
- THIS TABLET IS ERECTED BY THE/ 1ST SHILDON TROOP OF B. P. BOY SCOUTS/ IN/ Affectionate Remembrance of/ THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS WHO HAVE LAID DOWN/ THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR/ (Names)/ "PREPARED."/ OCT 1919.
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Allison, J
Coates, T
Grundy, R
Guy, H
Martindale, S
Metcalfe, T
Moody, K
Watson, H
Watson, J
See details for all 9 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 9
Served and returned: 0
Died: 9
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Initial and surname
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Memorial
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Undefined
- Memorial
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Corporate
- Responsibility
- ST JOHNS CHURCH
This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.
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