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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Durham
- Town
- Witton Gilbert
- County
- Durham
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 42046
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Current location
St Michael and All Angels Church
Coach Lane
Witton Gilbert
Durham
Durham
DH7 6SX
England
OS Grid Ref: NZ 23500 45304
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Nowy headed dark wooden board within a wooden frame. The inscription is in gilt capital lettering and topped by a bronze badge in low relief.
- Inscription
- TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY OF THE/ MEN OF WITTON GILBERT/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN/ THE WORLD WAR/ 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)/ 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
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 9
Served and returned: 0
Died: 9
Exact count: yes
Information shown: forename, surname
Order of information: surname,forename
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Board
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood
- Board
- 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
- CDW123.02
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