Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque Shafto 1914 St. Margaret of Antioch
Reference
D47.137
Place
DURHAM CITY
Map ref
NZ 271423
Original Location
St. Margaret of Antioch Church, Crossgate DH1 4PR. On riser by communion rail.
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Dedicated November 1915
Memorial Description
Plaque, oblong with rounded ends. At the centre is a cross in red with the dedication running on either side in red Roman capitals.
Materials used
Brass
Inscription
in loving memory of
Captain Arthur Duncombe Shafto D.S.O.
The Royal Scots Regiment
served with the Northumberland Fusiliers throughout
the South African War 1899-1902
Killed in action near Cambrai
26 August 1914 aged 34
Names
See above
Notes
1. Alongside this is a similar plaque in memory of his father Charles Ottiwell Duncombe Shafto.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: Dorothy Hall; James Pasby
Stanley News07/10/1915 reports dedication
Stanley News07/10/1915 reports dedication
External web link
Research acknowledgements
Dorothy Hall
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