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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Easington
- Town
- Murton
- County
- Durham
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Maker
- Thomas Summerbell of Sunderland (Makers)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 4 Dec 1920
Attended by: Rev. G.W. Anson Firth, vicar
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 71182
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Current location
Glebe Community Centre
Durham Place
Murton
Easington
Durham
SR7 9BX
England
OS Grid Ref: NZ 39871 46885
Denomination: Undefined
- Previous locations
- Miner's Hall
Murton
Easington
Durham
England
OS Grid Ref: Undefined
Denomination: Undefined
- Miner's Hall
- Description
- Oak Board. In the centre panel are the names of those who fell. At each side is a panel bearing the names of those who served.
- Inscription
- Murton Mining Federation. / To the memory of our glorious dead[names]/They died for their country 1914-1918
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Arkley, E
Arthur, F
Arthur, Jw
Atkinson, G
Ayre, J
Baines, P
Barker, J
Barnes, J
Blacklock, J
Blakey, W
See details for all 198 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 1198
Served and returned: 1000
Died: 198
Exact count: no
Information shown: surname, initials of forenames, decorations
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Board
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood - Oak
- 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
- Costs
Memorial: £200
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Other
Details: Murton Mining Federation - Reference
- www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=10380
- Durham County Advertiser 10/12/1920 reports unveiling with list of names
- Durham Chronicle 10/12/1920 reports unveiling
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