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Memorial
Bed endowment Donnini V.C. 1939-45 County Hospital
Reference
D47.076
Place
DURHAM
Original Location
Durham County Hospital (Closed)
Present Location
Not Known
Which war
1939-45
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Cheque handed over November 1946.
Memorial Description
Endowment of a bed. A tablet, suitably inscribed, would be placed above the bed.
Inscription
In memory of Fus. Dennis Donnini VC of Easington
Names
See above
Who commissioned
Northern Division of Ice Cream Alliance.
Cost
A cheque for £1,000 was handed over.
How money was raised
Public subscriptions to the fund.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Durham Advertiser 15/11/1946 carries story of endowment and how the VC was won.
Chester-le-Street Chronicle 15/11/1946 carries story of endowment and how the VC was won.
Durham Chronicle 23/03/1945 tells the story of how the VC was won; 15/11/1946 tells of the endowment.
Chester-le-Street Chronicle 15/11/1946 carries story of endowment and how the VC was won.
Durham Chronicle 23/03/1945 tells the story of how the VC was won; 15/11/1946 tells of the endowment.
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Research acknowledgements
Dorothy Hall
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Bed endowment Donnini V.C. 1939-45 County Hospital (D47.076)
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