Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Durham
- Town
- Durham
- County
- Durham
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 41915
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Current location
DRILL HALL
Durham
Durham
Durham
England
OS Grid Ref: NZ 270 420
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- BRASS PLAQUE
- Inscription
- 8TH DURHAM LIGHT INFANTRY (NAMES) THEY DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE. ERECTED BY THE OFFICERS, MEMBERS AND HONORARY MEMBERS OF THE MESS IN MEMORY OF THE ABOVE WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE 1914 - 1918 (EXACT LINE SPACING UNKNOWN)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 16
Served and returned: 8
Died: 8
Exact count: no
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Brass
- 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
- CDD47.19
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