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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- Sedgefield
- Town
- Kirk Merrington
- County
- Durham
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 10311
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Current location
In Churchyard
St John the Evangelist Church
Merrington Rd
Kirk Merrington
Sedgefield
Durham
DL17 8NW
England
OS Grid Ref: NZ 26209 31442
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Celtic Cross on pillar.
- Inscription
- TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND / IN UNDYING MEMORY OF / THE MEN / OF MERRINGTON / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / FOR THEIR COUNTRY / IN THE GREAT WAR /1914-1918. / AND THE WORLD WAR / 1939-1945. / "THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE" 1914-1918 / (Names) /RECQUIESCANT IN PACE / 1939-1945 / (Names) / "THEY DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE"
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Armstrong, J
Cant, T
Eden, J
Eden, W N
Farrow, T
Garret, J
Graham, R
Hill, W
Hunter, W
Hutchinson, J
See details for all 28 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 28
Served and returned: 0
Died: 28
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, initials
Order of information: Undefined - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 7
Served and returned: 0
Died: 7
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Unknown
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Sandstone
- Unknown
- Listing information
- Kirk Merrington War Memorial
- Grade II
- This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Kirk Merrington
- WMO ID: 253794
- Condition: Good [last updated on 02-01-2020]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- History
- TOWN COUNCIL RECENTLY REPAIRED PLINTH AND GRAND RAIL WITH EMPLOYMENT TRAINEES
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Responsibility
- CHURCH AUTHORITIES
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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