Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Teesdale
Town
Staindrop
County
Durham
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
71324

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Current location

St Mary the Virgin Church
Front Street
Staindrop
Teesdale
Durham
DL2 3NB
England

OS Grid Ref: NZ 13091 20634
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Tablet 5 feet high x 2 feet wide with raised border. At top edge is a chevron design in half relief. At the bottom is a swirled pattern. The names are listed on the main panel, with above each name a regimental badge (see below) raised in half relief and painted in full colour. There is a cross incised at the bottom. The lettering is Roman capitals. The badges are described as follows: (a) H.M.S. Neptune, cruiser, launched 1933, sank in the Mediterranean 1941 with loss of 766 lives; (b) H.M.S. Galatea, cruiser, launched 1934, sunk in the Mediterranean 1941 with loss of 470 lives; (c) Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders; (d) Royal Northumberland Fusiliers; (e) R.A.F. for Aircraftsman 2nd Class Volunteer Reserve, who is buried in the local cemetery. (f) Ship with seven oars intended to be Ulysses which represents the seven-man crew of a Lancaster bomber which sets sail when need arises. 626 squadron here, of Lancasters 1 and 111, was formed in 1943 at Wickenby in Lincolnshire and disbanded in 1945. Last three missions dropped supplies to the Dutch at Rotterdam, and brought back British POWs and British troops from Italy.
Inscription
In grateful / memory of / (names) who gave their / lives in the war / 1939-1945
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bowron, Leslie Cambrai
Elliott, Lancelot Fogg
Forrest, Percival
Hartley, John Cecil
Hodgson, Arthur Henry
Lowson, George Stanley
See details for all 6 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 6
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 6
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 1500mm, width 600mm
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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