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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Chester Le Street
- Town
- Chester Le Street
- County
- Durham
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 41942
Current location
ST MARY AND ST CUTHBERTS CHURCH
Chester Le Street
Chester Le Street
Durham
England
OS Grid Ref: NZ 270 510
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- PLAQUE OF CLASSICAL STYLE WITH FILIGREE CENTRE TOP AND POINTED ARCH AT CENTRE TOP AND PILASTRES ON EITHER SIDE. DECORATED AS BELOW MIDDLE OF TOP PANEL IS CROWN AGAINST A SUNBURST FLANKED BY KNEELING KNIGHT (LEFT) AND ANGEL (RIGHT). BETWEEN IS A RECTANGE BEARING THE DEDICATION
- Inscription
- TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN/ THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919/ (NAMES)/ FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Adamson, J E
Alderson, C S
Anderson, J A
Armstrong, N
Atkinson, F
Atkinson, S J
Bankhead, J
Barker, B
Barrett, L A
Barron, E
See details for all 249 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 249
Served and returned: 0
Died: 249
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,rank,regiment
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Bronze
- 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
- CDC105.12
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