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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Easington
Town
Hutton Henry
County
Durham
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 9 January 1921
    Attended by: Canon Martin of Kelloe; Rev P L'Argent Bell;
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
19033

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Current location

St Francis Village Hall (formerly
St Francis' Church)
Front Street
Hutton Henry
Easington
Durham
TS27 4RY
England

OS Grid Ref: NZ 42391 36205
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Wall mounted, portrait oriented, shouldered and pointed arch-headed, oak backboard supporting a similar-headed engraved brass plaque. Raised Crown, with coloured Union and White Ensign flags crossed at top centre of plaque, raised crossed rifles beneath the lower inscription. A peripheral dual-lined border containing an intertwining pattern, encloses the whole of the plaque area. Cross and principal initial letters of upper inscription and the names column dividers, in red enamel. Border, rest of inscriptions and names in black enamel.
Inscription
+ / To the Glory of Almighty God / AND IN ETERNAL MEMORY OF / THE FOLLOWING FROM THE / HUTTON HENRY AND SHERATON DISTRICT / WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES FOR / THEIR KING AND COUNTRY IN THE / GREAT WAR 1914 -1919 / (27 NAMES) / "ON WHOSE SOULS JESU HAVE MERCY" / AMEN, AMEN.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Brownless, J
Christopher, J
Dobson, W
Forster, A
Garbutt, C
Gibson, M
Grainger, J
Greymoore, W
Holmes, W
Innis, R R
See details for all 26 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 27
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 27
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename initials, surname
    Order of information: Forename initials, surname, but no distinguishable order of names
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood - Oak
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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