
Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Church Fabric / Fitting: Altar or communion rail
- District
- Durham
- Town
- Durham
- County
- Durham
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 41966
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Current location
The plaque is behind the altar
St Nicholas' Church
Market Place
Durham
Durham
Durham
DH1 3NJ
England
OS Grid Ref: NZ 27415 42583
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Communion rails with dedicatory bronze plaque with incised inscription. Note that, after re-ordering, the plaque is now behind the Altar. The plaque has a raised rope border. The names are listed in 2 columns in raised Roman capitals.
- Inscription
- THE COMMUNION RAILS/ HAVE BEEN ERECTED TO THE/ GLORY OF GOD IN MEMORY/ OF THOSE OF THIS CHURCH/ AND PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR/ LIVES DURING THE WORLD WAR/ 1939 - 1945/ (names)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Aubin, Kenneth
Bradley, William
Colwell, George
Dobinson, George
Dunn, Dennis
Flynn, Norman
Hall, William
Hence, John
Kirk, Ronald
Kleckner, Arthur
See details for all 18 names - Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 18
Served and returned: 0
Died: 18
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Forename, surname,
Order of information: surname
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Altar / Communion rail
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood - Plaque
Measurements: height 375mm, width 300mm
Materials: Bronze
- Altar / Communion rail
- 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
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