Memorial Details
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Memorial
Roll of Honour 1914-18 St. Paul
Reference
H123.11
Place
HENDON
Original Location
St.Paul’s Church
Present Location
The church was demolished in the late 1960s /early 1970s.
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled 17th November, 1921 by Lt. Col. Vaux, D.S.O.; dedicated by the Bishop of Durham.
Memorial Description
Plaque
Materials used
Oak with brass plates
Inscription
“Containing the names of all the men of the parish who had fallen and served in the war”.
Names
280 names of the fallen TRANSCRIPT NEEDED
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Messrs J. Taylor and Son, Lindsay Road, Sunderland
Notes
1. This memorial is remembered by a man who went to the church as a child and recalls seeing his grandfather’s name on a wooden roll of honour. The name was Pte. Matthew Coundon.
2. Was the memorial destroyed when the church was demolished?
2. Was the memorial destroyed when the church was demolished?
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Sunderland Echo 18/11/1921 reports unveiling. (Available on The British Newspaper Archive)
Newcastle Daily Chronicle 17/11/1921 reports unveiling.
Newcastle Daily Chronicle 17/11/1921 reports unveiling.
External web link
Research acknowledgements
Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale; Sharon Vincent; Dorothy Hall
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Roll of Honour 1914-18 St. Paul (H123.11)
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Parish Notes
Every Name A Story
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