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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Wear Valley
- Town
- Howden-le-Wear
- County
- Durham
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 67904
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Current location
c/o Local History Society
Community Centre
Hargill Road
Howden-le-Wear
Wear Valley
Durham
DL15 8HJ
England
OS Grid Ref: NZ 16079 33086
Denomination: Undefined
- Previous locations
- St Mary the Virgin
Church Street
Howden-le-Wear
Wear Valley
Durham
DL15 8HQ
England
OS Grid Ref: NZ 16194 33296
Denomination: Church of England
- St Mary the Virgin
- Description
- Wooden Board-Roll of Honour with triangular top. It is divided into two panels, the left hand one bearing the names from 1914-18 and the right hand one those from 1939-45. Lettering is hand painted in black Roman capitals. The quotation is along the bottom frame. The whole is varnished. (See also under general comments for another draft paper WW2 Roll of Honour)
- Inscription
- 1914 - 18/[names]/ 1939 - 45/ (Names)/ THEY SHALL NOT GROW OLD AS WE GROW OLD AGE SHALL NOT/ WEARY THEM OR THE WORLD CONDEMN BUT AT THE GOING DOWN/ OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Anderson, H
Archer, G
Bell, J
Bennington, D
Brett, D
Bridges, A
Browell, G
Brown, Ah
Cairns, J
Clark, G
See details for all 62 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 40
Served and returned: 0
Died: 40
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, initials of forenames
Order of information: Surname. - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 23
Served and returned: 0
Died: 23
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, initials of forenames
Order of information: Surname.
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Roll of honour
Measurements: height 1265mm, width 765mm
Materials: Wood
- Roll of honour
- 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
- www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=7539 (for the wooden board)
- www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=7543 (for the draft WW2 ROH, now suspected to be lost)
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