
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
- 41943
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Current location
Waddington Street URC Church
Waddington Street
Durham
Durham
Durham
DH1 4BG
England
OS Grid Ref: NZ 26740 42641
Denomination: United Reformed
- Previous locations
- DURHAM PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Waddington St
Durham
Durham
Durham
England
OS Grid Ref: NZ 270 420
Denomination: Presbyterian
- DURHAM PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
- Description
- Brass plaque with inscription in black lettering.
- Inscription
- FOR GOD, KING AND COUNTRY/ (NAMES)/ THIS TABLET HAS BEEN PLACED HERE BY MEMBERS/ AND ADHERENTS OF THE CITY OF DURHAM/ PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE/ OF THE ABOVE WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Carrick, Walter
Laing, John A
Purvis, John
Ritchie, James
Shankie, James
Spence, Charles
See details for all 6 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 6
Served and returned: 0
Died: 6
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, forename and unit
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
- CDD47.34
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