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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Easington
- Town
- Wheatley Hill
- County
- Durham
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 10290
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Current location
Wheatley Hill Heritage Centre (in the old chapel of rest)
Cemetery Grounds
Woodlands Avenue
Wheatley Hill
Easington
Durham
DH6 3LN
England
OS Grid Ref: NZ 37718 38767
Denomination: Undefined
- Previous locations
- Methodist Church
Wheatley Hill
Easington
Durham
England
OS Grid Ref: Undefined
Denomination: Methodist
- Methodist Church
- Description
- Plaque 1 foot 4 inches high x 1 foot 10 inches wide set on a wood pattress 2 inches wider. There is a double line border culminating in a red cross in each corner. The names are listed in three columns divided by vertical lines. The words “In memoriam” in Old English, the rest of the lettering is in a variety of sans serif and Roman capitals.
- Inscription
- In memoriam/This tablet is erected in memory of / (Names) / of this church who made the supreme sacrifice during / the Great War 1914 – 1918/"At the going down of the sun and in the morning / we will remember them"
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Corner, Stephen
Dixon, Robert
Dodsworth, John
Elliott, John
Greenwood, William
Harbron, Isaac
Harbron, Robert
Harper, Henry
Harriman, Harold
Hodson, Handel
See details for all 17 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 17
Served and returned: 0
Died: 17
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forenames
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: height 400mm, width 550mm
Materials: Brass - Backboard
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood
- 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
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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