Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque Laing 1916 Presbyterian
Reference
D47.083
Place
DURHAM
Map ref
2742
Original Location
Presbyterian Church, Waddington Street.
Present Location
Now United Reformed Church
Which war
1914-18
Memorial Description
Plaque 1 foot 7 inches high x 2 feet 2 inches wide set on a pattress 1 foot wider all round. There is a cross and the “IHS” monogram at the top. Dedication is in Roman capitals with the quotation in italics.
Materials used
White marble plaque on brown marble pattress.
Inscription
and in loving memory of
JOHN ARCHY LAING, M.G.C.
who fell in action at
Delville Wood, Battle of the Somme
31st August 1916 aged 19 years.
Greater love hath no man than this, that a
man lay down his life for his friends.
Names
See above
Notes
1. See Durham "Every Name A Story" page
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: C. Sanders; James Pasby
Source of quotation:
“Greater love hath no man . . .” St. John 15 v 13
Source of quotation:
“Greater love hath no man . . .” St. John 15 v 13
External web link
Research acknowledgements
C. Sanders
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Parish Notes
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