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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Durham
- Town
- Durham
- County
- Durham
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Maker
- MR EDWARD H THEW (Manufacturer)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: Unknown
Attended by: LT COL J TURNBULL CMG TD
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 41982
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Current location
DRILL HALL
Durham
Durham
Durham
England
OS Grid Ref: NZ 280 420
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- BRASS PLAQUE MOUNTED ONTO A WOODEN BACKBOARD THREE REGIMENTAL BADGES ENGRAVED AT THE TOP OF THE PLAQUE
- Inscription
- 49TH DIV/ 50TH DIV 8TH AND 11TH BATTALIONS DURHAM LIGHT INFANTRY IN PROUD MEMORY OF OUR COMRADES FROM THE DURHAM CITY AREA WHO FELL IN ACTION 1939 - 1945 GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS/ THIS COMMEMORATION TABLET WAS UNVEILED BY COLONEL J. TURNBULL T.D. D.L.I. (EXACT LINE SPACING UNKNOWN)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: no
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: height 1FT 6IN, width 1FT
Materials: Brass - Backboard
Measurements: height 1FT 9IN, width 1FT 3IN
Materials: Wood
- 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
- CDD47.67
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