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Plaque Grimwood 1939-45 Durham Road Methodist

Reference

B127.10

Place

BIRTLEY

Original Location

Durham Road Methodist Church, demolished 1960s.

Present Location

Birtley Methodist Church, Station Road. On the rear wall.

Which war

1939-45

Memorial Description

Plaque 16 inches high x 30 inches wide, on a wood pattress with narrow edge. There is a double line border round the edge. Lettering is in Roman capitals.

Materials used

Brass plaque on wood pattress.

Inscription

To the glory of God
and sacred to the memory of
Rfn Harry Grimwood
of this Church and Sunday School
who made the supreme sacrifice
for his country and freedom
In the Second World War
1939-1945
�Greater love hath no man than this
That a man lay down his life for his friends�.

Names

See above

Notes

See Every Name A Story

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Photos: Harry Alton

Source of quotation
�Greater love hath no man than this . . ." St.John 15 v 13

External web link

Durham at War

Research acknowledgements

Harry Alton, Birtley Methodist Church

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Plaque Grimwood 1939-45 Durham Road Methodist (B127.10)

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