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Plaque 1939-45 Community Room

Reference

C123.01

Place

CHESTER MOOR

Map ref

NZ 265493

Original Location

See Note 1 below.

Present Location

Community Room, East Avenue.

Which war

1939-45

Memorial Description

Plaque, stained mahogany and varnished, 24 inches high x 36 inches wide with slightly curved top and bottom and a shelf at each side. The names are carved onto the centre panel using Roman capitals throughout.

Materials used

Mahogany

Inscription

Lest we forget
1939 � 1945
(Names)
They gave their lives for us.

Names

Three names and ranks.
See transcript.

Notes

1. The memorial was originally on display in the local social club, which was demolished to make way for a new road. It was stored in a shed, before a resident of the village decided to clean the memorial and have it mounted in the community room, its present location.

Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material

Photos: Errol Broomfield; Ron Carson; Dorothy Hall

Source of quotation:
�Lest We Forget� �Recessional� Rudyard Kipling.

External web link

Durham at War

Research acknowledgements

Mrs Bell (keyholder); Errol Broomfield; Ron Carson

Research In Progress

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Plaque 1939-45 Community Room (C123.01)

CHESTER MOOR	 Community Centre, East Avenue.

   Lest we forget

   1939 – 1945

   Robert Curry   R.N

   John Hall	   D.L.I.

   Matthew Morris	R.A.C.

   They gave their lives for us.

NamesC123.01

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