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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Wear Valley
Town
Wolsingham
County
Durham
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
10426

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Current location

St Mary & St Stephen's Church
Church Lane
Wolsingham
Wear Valley
Durham
DL13 3AN
England

OS Grid Ref: NZ 07353 37397
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Plaque of light marble set on a black marble pattress 29 inches high x 35½ inches wide. It has a pedimented top with egg and dart carving on the lower edge. The Regimental badge of the Durham Light Infantry is carved in half relief in the pediment with the words “In loving memory of” on either side. The lettering is in Roman upper case with the quotation in sans serif upper case capitals.
Inscription
In Loving Memory of/Lance-Cpl. John Noble Lacey,/19th Battn. Durham Light Infantry,/only and dearly-loved son of John and Margaret Lacey,/of Wolsingham,/who fell in action in France, April 17th 1918,/aged 22 years./“Greater love hath no man than this,/that a man lay down his life for his friends.”
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Lacey, John Noble
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Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, rank, date of death,regiment,place of death,manner of death,age,relationships
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - White
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - Black
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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