Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Richmondshire
Town
Stanwick St John
County
North Yorkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
30444

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Current location

Inside the church on the north wall of the nave
below the marble monument to daughters of one of the Dukes of Northumberland
St John the Baptist Church
Stanwick Iron Age Hill Fort
Kirk Bridge,
Stanwick St John
Richmondshire
North Yorkshire
DL11 7RT
England

OS Grid Ref: NZ 18513 11993
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
A rectangular brass plaque fixed to a wooden backboard. The brass plaque is filled in the left hand third with a figure of knight with a St George's cross on his shield in an 'Art Nouveau' style. The cross is coloured red and there are some other trimmings in red. The centre and right hand third comprises the dedication and list of names.
Inscription
TO THE GREATER GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE/ LOYAL MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO FOUGHT/ FOR GOD AND RIGHT IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ THE NAMES OF THOSE WHO DID NOT/ RETURN ARE ENGRAVEN BELOW/ (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bartrom, John
Bastow, Frank
Bastow, Norman
Beach, John M
Blackburn, G F
Fenwick, Wm
Hutchinson, George
Stenson, James W
Swainston, Wm
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: no
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname,forename
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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