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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Seat
- District
- Derwentside
- Town
- Beamish
- County
- Durham
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War - civilians
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 90192
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Current location
Outside the main entrance block
Beamish North of England Open Air Museum
Beamish
Derwentside
Durham
DH9 0RF
England
OS Grid Ref: NZ 220 530
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Wooden Park Bench with Brass dedication plaque
- Inscription
- In loving memory of Harry Carr, Radio Officer, Merchant Navy/who lost his life aged 18 when his ship was torpedoed in the/North Atlantic in February 1943./Given by his sister Jean
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Carr, Henry
See details - Commemorations
- Second World War - civilians
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forename, rank, service, manner of death, place of death, date of death, age
Order of information: Undefined
- Second World War - civilians
- Components
- Seat
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood - Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Brass
- Seat
- 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 - Sponsorship
- Private
- Reference
This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.
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