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Memorial details

Memorial type
Battlefield cross or marker
District
Sedgefield
Town
Spennymoor
County
Durham
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
41978

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Current location

This is a storage facility
which is not open to the public
Unit 1
Greenhills Business Park
DLI Collection
Sevenhills
Enterprise Way
Spennymoor
Sedgefield
Durham
DL16 6JB
England

OS Grid Ref: NZ 27560 34940
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • Durham Light Infantry Museum
    Aykley Heads
    Durham
    Durham
    Durham
    DH1 5TU
    England

    OS Grid Ref: NZ 270 420
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
Battlefield cross with a shield at intersecting arms. Lettering is in black.
Inscription
Cross: MEMORY OF/ DEATH DIVIDES/ MEMORY CLINGS/ (NAMES)/ R. I. P.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Batty, B G
Birtlis, L
Briggs, A
Bruce, J
Donnelly, J
Foster, J W
Foster, P W
Fraser, G
Graham, J
Gratham, A
See details for all 25 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 25
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 25
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,regiment,additional
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Battlefield Cross or Marker
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
History
2000: Base of the cross has rotted and shield split.
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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