Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque 8th D.L.I. Drill Hall
Reference
D47.019
Place
DURHAM
Map ref
2842
Original Location
Drill Hall
Which war
1914-18
Memorial Description
Plaque 1 foot 6 inches high x 1 foot 9 inches wide with dome at centre top. This sits on a wood pattress 3 feet 3 inches high x 2 feet 6 inches wide which echoes the shape. There are three small silver regimental badges above the plaque, with a scroll bearing the words “8th Durham L.I.” The plaque has a border with a lozenge pattern. At centre top is a cross within a shield Below this is a list of names in Gothic lower case.
At the bottom is another smaller, rectangular plaque bearing the dedication. It has a single line border, and the lettering is in Roman capitals. It has another regimental badge on each side.
At the bottom is another smaller, rectangular plaque bearing the dedication. It has a single line border, and the lettering is in Roman capitals. It has another regimental badge on each side.
Materials used
Brass on polished wood pattress.
Inscription
8th Durham Light Infantry
“They died that we might live”.
Erected by the Officers, Members / and Honorary Members of this Mess / in memory of the above who made / the Supreme Sacrifice 1914-1918
“They died that we might live”.
Erected by the Officers, Members / and Honorary Members of this Mess / in memory of the above who made / the Supreme Sacrifice 1914-1918
Names
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: C. Sanders; Dorothy Hall
Durham County Advertiser 16/9/1921
Source of quotation:
“They died that we might live” Hail! and Farewell!. John Oxenham 1915
Durham County Advertiser 16/9/1921
Source of quotation:
“They died that we might live” Hail! and Farewell!. John Oxenham 1915
External web link
Research acknowledgements
Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale; C. Sanders; Dorothy Hall
Research In Progress
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Plaque 8th D.L.I. Drill Hall (D47.019)
8th Durham Light Infantry
Capt Thwaites R.
C.S.M. Chrisp T
C.Q.M.S. Price T.J.
Corpl Tremaine J.
Corpl Patterson J.
L/Cpl Robson R.H.
L/Cpl Bayles W.H.
died of wounds in Germany
O.R.Sgt Wright C.
died whilst on service
“They died that we might live”
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Lower plaque.
Erected by the Officers, Members
and Honorary Members of this Mess
in memory of the above who made
the Supreme Sacrifice 1914-1918
NamesD47.019
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