Memorial details

Memorial type
Obelisk
District
Teesdale
Town
West Auckland
County
Durham
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), Northern Ireland Conflict; The Troubles (1969-1998)
Ceremony
  • Opened
    Date: May 2009
    Attended by:
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
71344

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Current location

Pant Memorial Garden
Village Green
Front Street/Station Road
West Auckland
Teesdale
Durham
DL14 9HW
England

OS Grid Ref: NZ 18192 26331
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Stone 2 metres wide x 1.2 m deep. It is raked, being 57 cm high at the back x 14 cm high at the front. The raked top bears the dedication. Below this are two metal plaques side by side bearing the names in Roman lower case letters. In the garden are two stone seats, 36 cm high x 1.8 m wide x 60 cm deep.
Inscription
In Memory of those who gave their lives in the /first and second world wars and subsequent conflicts / that we may live in peace/ WORLD WAR ONE/[names]/WORLD WAR TWO/[names]/NORTHERN IRELAND/[names]
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Anderson, Clarence
Anderson, Percy
Armstrong, William
Bagley, Robert
Bagley, William H
Barclay, John
Baxter, Matthew
Bestford, John
Bestford, Wilkinson
Bird, John R
See details for all 110 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 71
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 71
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 38
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 38
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames
    Order of information: surname
  • Northern Ireland Conflict; The Troubles (1969-1998)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forename
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Obelisk
    Measurements: depth 1200mm, height 570-140mm, width 2000mm
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Costs

Memorial: £37,000

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Other
Details: Durham County Council’s Urban Rural Renaissance Initiative
Responsibility
Parish Council
Reference
  • Northern Echo 10/5/2009 reports opening with the story
  • www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=10425
  • West Auckland War Memorial: Opening of the War Memorial and Garden, Sunday 7 June 2009 contains brief histories of those people named on the memorial-see reference NEWMP report for this document
  • Durham County News September 2009 reports upgrading of garden

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