Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Roll of honour or book of remembrance
- District
- Wear Valley
- Town
- Witton Park
- County
- Durham
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 11 Nov 1948
Attended by: The Vicar, Rev. George Foster
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 10390
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Current location
St Paul's Church
Main Street
Witton Park
Wear Valley
Durham
DL14 0DX
England
OS Grid Ref: NZ 17524 30047
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Paper Roll of Honour in plain wood frame which is surmounted by a tall cross. Flower ledge below. The names are listed in two columns. The lettering is hand written in Gothic script, with illuminated capitals in the title, and red initials to the names
- Inscription
- World War II / 1939-1945 /In treasured remembrance of the Men / who made the Supreme Sacrifice/ (names)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Atkinson, Jr
Bell, Th
Britton, A
Brown, G
Clark, L
Dixon, Rs
Fawcett, T
Foster, Jp
Foster, Ndp
French, Jw
See details for all 21 names - Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 21
Served and returned: 0
Died: 21
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, initials of forenames, decorations
Order of information: surname
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Roll of honour
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Paper
- 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
- Darlington & Stockton Times 13/11/1948 reports the dedication at the end of a report on the Remembrance Day service
- www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=9207
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