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

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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
Components
  • Altar / Communion rail
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 375mm, width 300mm
    Materials: Bronze
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.

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