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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Wear Valley
- Town
- Witton Park
- County
- Durham
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Ceremony
- Dedicated
Date: 25 Oct 1921
Attended by: Dean Welldon - Unveiled
Date: 25 Oct 1921
Attended by: Princess Marie Louise - Show More (1)
- Dedicated
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 10389
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Current location
Witton Park Cemetery
Sloshes Lane
Witton Park
Wear Valley
Durham
DL14 0AB
England
OS Grid Ref: NZ 17261 29649
Denomination: Undefined
- Previous locations
- Witton Park War Memorial Institute & Red Triangle Club ("The Hut")
Witton Park
Wear Valley
Durham
England
OS Grid Ref: Undefined
Denomination: Undefined
- Witton Park War Memorial Institute & Red Triangle Club ("The Hut")
- Description
- Bronze Plaque set on oak pattress. There is a raised border of stems and flowers. At centre top is a wreath with the years 1914 and 1919 on either side. The names are listed in five columns. Lettering is in Roman capitals throughout.
- Inscription
- 1914 1919 / TO THE GLORIOUS MEMORY OF THE/ MEN OF WITTON PARK AND DISTRICT WHO/ LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR/ (names)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Anderson, J
Bell, J
Beniston, A F
Bowes, W
Calvert, J T
Campion, J
Campion, J
Casson, J G
Chadwick, J
Conley, T A
See details for all 68 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 67
Served and returned: 0
Died: 67
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, forename initials
Order of information: Surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Bronze - Backboard
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood - Oak
- Plaque
- 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 - Reference
- Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 29/10/1921 reports on Princess Louise’s visit and planting trees.
- War Memorials Online: www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/253858/
- www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=9208
- Illustrated Chronicle 29/8/1921 reports proposed unveiling; 26/10/1921 reports unveiling
- Darlington and Stockton Times 29/10/1921 reports unveilin
- Evening Despatch 25/10/1921and 26/10/1921 report unveiling
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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