Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Roll of honour or book of remembrance
- District
- Wear Valley
- Town
- Willington
- County
- Durham
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 71474
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Current location
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour & St Thomas' Church
Cumberland Terrace
Willington
Wear Valley
Durham
DL15 6PB
England
OS Grid Ref: NZ 15976 35438
Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description
- Roll of Honour of parchment behind glass in a wooden frame 2 feet 4 inches high x 2 feet wide. The parchment is pre-printed with a green border of leaves. The words “Roll of Honour” are on a scroll with laurel wreath surrounding a flag. Across the wreath is a ribbon with the words “For King and Country”. The names are inscribed by hand in four columns.
- Inscription
- Roll of Honour / for King and Country / Members of the parish of / Our Lady of Perpetual Succour & St Thomas of Canterbury / Willington/[names]
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Alderson, J
Aragon, B
Bradley, A
Bradley, T
Buckley, A
Buckley, D
Buckley, S
Buckley, W
Burns, J
Callaghan, P
See details for all 111 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 111
Served and returned: 98
Died: 13
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, initials of forenames
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Roll of honour
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Parchment - Frame
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood, Glass
- Roll of honour
- 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
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