Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Teesdale
Town
Laithkirk
County
Durham
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 15th September 1920
    Attended by: Archdeacon of Richmond
  • Unveiled
    Date: 15th September 1920
    Attended by: Lieutenant Colonel Lord Rochdale
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
10360

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Current location

On North wall of Nave
Church of the Holy Barn
B6277
Laithkirk
Teesdale
Durham
DL12 0NS
England

OS Grid Ref: NY 95563 24067
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Nowy tablet, white marble on black marble
Inscription
IN / EVER GLORIOUS MEMORY OF THE FOLLOWING / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 - 1919 (names) THIS TABLET IS ERECTED BY THE PARISHIONERS OF THIS PARISH.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Beadle, John T
Collinson, Gibson
Forster, John T
Forster, Ralp W
Foster, James
Foster, Sidney
Jackson, Maurice W
Lyon, Fercus Bowes
Morton, John W
Parkin, William
See details for all 12 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 12
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 12
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: forename, surname, regiment
    Order of information: forename, Surname, Regiment
Components
  • Unknown
    Measurements: depth 10cm, height 100cm, width 123cm
    Materials: Unknown
Listing information
Condition
Costs

Comments: In the "Teesdale Mercury", 4th August 1920, it was reported under Local News, "that the parishioners of Laithkirk decided on a War Memorial Tablet. £47. 12shillings has been subscribed so far".

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Details: The Parishioner's of Laithkirk
Responsibility
THE CHURCH

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