Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque Bradford G.N., V.C. 1918 Holy Trinity
Reference
D40.073
Place
DARLINGTON
Map ref
NZ 283150
Original Location
Holy Trinity Church. Woodland Road / Vane Terrace.
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled 11th November 1921 by Capt. T. Bradford, D.S.O.; dedicated by Dr. Hensley Henson, Bishop of Durham.
Memorial Description
Plaque 11 inches high x 1 foot 4 inches long (279mm x 406 mm) mounted on wood pattress slightly wider all round. There is a border of leaves and stems culminating in a roundel at the corners. Lettering is in black Gothic lower case with red initials.
Materials used
Brass on wood pattress
Inscription
Lieut. Commander G N Bradford, V.C., R.N.,
killed
on Zeebrugge Mole
April 23th 1918
From some of his team.
Names
See above
Who commissioned
“Some of his team”
Notes
1. Brig. Gen. Bradford and his brothers are also variously remembered at Darlington D40.060, D40.069, D40.072 and at Witton Park W125.09
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photo: C. Sanders
Northern Echo 12/4/1919 reports proposal to erect the memorial; 12/11/1921 reports unveiling.
Darlington & Stockton Times (South) 12/11/1921 reports unveiling
Parish of Holy Trinity, Darlington, 150th anniversary recollections, 1838-1958 Ed. Maurice Wedgwood, Published 1989 by Vicar, Churchwardens and Parochial Church Council of Holy Trinity Church, Darlington.
Durham, Town and Country Issue 54 Spring 2006 carries an article on Durham’s VCs.
The Monumental Brasses of County Durham William Lack, H. Martin Stuchfield and Philip Whittemore 2002 ISBN 095 4327101
Beyond Praise: The Durham Light Infantrymen who were awarded the Victoria Cross; Stephen D. Shannon; County Durham Books, 1998; ISBN 1 897585 44 6
Northern Echo 12/4/1919 reports proposal to erect the memorial; 12/11/1921 reports unveiling.
Darlington & Stockton Times (South) 12/11/1921 reports unveiling
Parish of Holy Trinity, Darlington, 150th anniversary recollections, 1838-1958 Ed. Maurice Wedgwood, Published 1989 by Vicar, Churchwardens and Parochial Church Council of Holy Trinity Church, Darlington.
Durham, Town and Country Issue 54 Spring 2006 carries an article on Durham’s VCs.
The Monumental Brasses of County Durham William Lack, H. Martin Stuchfield and Philip Whittemore 2002 ISBN 095 4327101
Beyond Praise: The Durham Light Infantrymen who were awarded the Victoria Cross; Stephen D. Shannon; County Durham Books, 1998; ISBN 1 897585 44 6
External web link
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Research acknowledgements
C. Sanders, Dorothy Hall
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