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Memorial details

Memorial type
Window
District
Wear Valley
Town
Witton Park
County
Durham
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), VC or GC Recipients
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
71367

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Current location

St Paul's Church
Main Street
Witton Park
Wear Valley
Durham
DL14 0BX
England

OS Grid Ref: NZ 17525 30044
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Stained glass rose window
Inscription
The Rose Window was originally given in memory of/Brigadier General Roland Boys Bradford, V.C., M.C./who at the age of 23 became the youngest Brigadier General/in the British Army. He was born in Carrwood House,/Witton Park and killed at the Battle of Cambrai in Nov. 1917./The window was destroyed by vandalism and later replaced by/Patricia Hudson Moses in 1992 along with the two porch windows./This design incorporates the association of the/Durham Light Infantry with the village, and is/dedicated to the memory of Rosetta Heslop.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bradford, Roland Boys
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Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forename, decorations, date of death, manner of death, place of death, age, other
    Order of information: Undefined
  • VC or GC Recipients
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forename, decorations, date of death, manner of death, place of death, age, other
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Window
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stained Glass
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
History
This is a modern (1992) replacement for one destroyed by vandalism
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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