Memorial Details
Memorial
Roll of Honour 1939-45 St. Mary
Reference
S133.05
Place
STAINDROP
Map ref
NZ 130206
Original Location
Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Front Street In the vestry.
Which war
1939-45
Memorial Description
Roll of Honour behind glass in a frame 12˝ inches high x 9˝ wide. The page is pre-printed with a the national badge with the union flag and the English flag on either side. Below is a scroll bearing the words “The Men of our Parish”, with a prayer below. The names are inside a single line border. The names are handwritten in two columns in capitals throughout, between parallel lines.
Materials used
Paper behind glass.
Inscription
The men of our Parish.
We pray that these may in God’s keeping be / Now and forever till war’s shadow flee.
We pray that these may in God’s keeping be / Now and forever till war’s shadow flee.
Names
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Possibly G.H. Richardson. See Note 2 below.
Notes
1. At the bottom is printed what is thought to be “Copyright Home Works”.
2. The similarity in design to the Book of Remembrance suggest that this was done by the same man.
3. Such documents were often displayed on the inside of Church doors and were used as a focus of prayer.
2. The similarity in design to the Book of Remembrance suggest that this was done by the same man.
3. Such documents were often displayed on the inside of Church doors and were used as a focus of prayer.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: John and Mavis Dixon
External web link
Research acknowledgements
John and Mavis Dixon
Research In Progress
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Roll of Honour 1939-45 St. Mary (S133.05)
STAINDROP Church of St. Mary the Virgin
The men of our Parish.
We pray that these may in God’s keeping be
Now and forever till war’s shadow flee.
Fred Hardy R.A. Christopher Ward R.N.
James Cooke R.A.S.C. John Stewart Green Howds
Charles Stirk R.A.S.C. William Suddick K.R.R.
J. Wardle Tyneside Scottish Cecil Tarn D.L.I.
G. Hunter R.A. Reginald Leonard R.N.
Raymond Jackson R.A.S.C. L. Fogg-Elliott R.N.
Stanley Elliott R.A.F. William Reed Green Howds
Herbert Pattison D.L.I. John Cody R.A.M.C.
Harry Pattison R.A. Douglas Davidson R.A.F.
Russell Walker Green Howds William Race R.A.F.
Jack Bell D.L.I. Reuben Johnson R.A.
*Leslie Bowran R.N. J. Scarth R.N.
Joe Gorman R.A. John Hadden R.A.
Harold Reed Black Watch. Herbert Smith D.L.I.
W. Walker Green Howards. B. Warne Hampshire Regt.
Richard Wanless C.B.R. Gordon Riley R.E.
Maurice Gibbon R.A. Wilfred Hodgson R.E.
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*This name should be “Bowron”
NamesS133.05
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