
Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Composite
- District
- Durham
- Town
- Hallgarth, south of Pittington
- County
- Durham
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- 19th Century Wars (1800-1899)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 71147
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Current location
St Laurence's Church
Hallgarth Lane
Hallgarth
south of Pittington
Durham
Durham
DH6 1AB
England
OS Grid Ref: NZ 32886 43579
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Marble tablet with raised border of twisted rope design. Lettering incised and blackened with red initials using Gothic lower case throughout. Also a stained glass window
- Inscription
- Tablet: TO THE DEAR MEMORY OF / GEORGE CONYERS BAKER BAKER/ OF ELEMORE / CAPTAIN 60TH RIFLES/ BORN JUNE 5TH 1857 / DIED JUNE 11TH 1892 / AT MANDALAY, UPPER BURMAH/ HE SEVED IN THE ZULU, TRANSVAAL, EGYPTIAN, AND SOUDAN WARS, 1887-1884/ HE IS LAID TO REST / AT MANDALAY Stained Glass Window: TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF / OUR BELOVED MOTHER ISABELLA BAKER BAKER/ AND OF OUR BROTHER GEORGE CONYERS BAKER BAKER/ OF ELEMORE HALL CAPTAIN 60TH RIFLES /1896
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Baker, George Conyers Baker
See details - Commemorations
- 19th Century Wars (1800-1899)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forename, rank, regiment, date of birth, date of death, place of death, place of burial
Order of information: Undefined
- 19th Century Wars (1800-1899)
- Components
- Window
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stained Glass - Tablet
Measurements: height 725mm, width 500mm
Materials: Marble
- Window
- 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
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