Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Chester Le Street
Town
Nettlesworth, Kimblesworth
County
Durham
Country
England
Commemoration
Non-Specific Conflict
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: November 1961
    Attended by: Alderman E Leggatt
  • Rededicated
    Date: November 2003
    Attended by: Undefined
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
42004

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Current location

Plawsorth & Kimblesworth Community Association
Park View
Nettlesworth
Kimblesworth
Chester Le Street
Durham
England

OS Grid Ref: NZ 257 478
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • Kimbleswsorth and Plawsworth Ex-Servicemen's Club
    Kimblesworth
    Chester Le Street
    Durham
    England

    OS Grid Ref: NZ 25822 47690
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
BOARD WITH SUNKEN CENTRE PANEL IN WHICH IS INSCRIBED THE QUOTATION FROM BINYON, SURROUNDED BY SEVENTEEN REGIMENTAL BADGES. The name of the club is at the top, painted in gold sans serifs lettering. The badges are- Royal Air Force Royal Marines Durham Light Infantry King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Royal Horse Artillery Duke of York's Own Royal Navy The Yorkshire Regiment Lancashire Fusiliers Royal Army Medical Corps Royal Army Ordnance Corps Northumberland Fusiliers Royal Pioneer Corps
Inscription
KIMBLESWORTH AND NETTLESWORTH EX-SERVICEMEN'S CLUB/SERVICE NOT SELF/ THEY SHALL GROW NOT OLD, AS WE THAT ARE LEFT GROW OLD/ AGE SHALL NOT WEARY THEM, NOR THE YEARS CONDEMN/ AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING/ WE WILL REMEMBER THEM
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Non-Specific Conflict
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Board
    Measurements: height 1000mm, width 1250mm
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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