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Plaque 1914-18 Baptist

Reference

E67.09

Place

ESH WINNING

Map ref

1941

Original Location

Baptist Church

Which war

1914-18

Dedication, Creation or Publication date

Unveiled 29th June 1919 by Rev. J.D. Raw.

Memorial Description

Plaque of classic surround with plain panel. The dedication starts in the top border. The names are listed in two columns, with the dedication carrying on below. The lettering is in Roman script. There are two cylindrical flower vases on either side, each with a wreath raised in half relief on the front.

Materials used

Brown marble surround, white marble panel.

Inscription

In honoured memory of / (names) / Associated with this church who gave their lives for / right and freedom in the great war 1914-1918. Greater love hath no man than this.

Names

24 full names.
See transcript.

Notes

1. Rev. Raw, who unveiled the plaque, was a missionary from India, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Raw of North Shields, formerly of Waterhouses.

Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material

Photos: C. Sanders; James Pasby

Durham Chronicle 04/07/1919 reports unveiling.

Source of quotation:
�Greater love hath no man. . .� : St. John 15 v 13

External web link

Durham at War

Research acknowledgements

C. Sanders; Dorothy Hall

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Plaque 1914-18 Baptist (E67.09)

ESH WINNING   Baptist Church

     In honoured memory of

     William W. Parkinson      Robert Dale

     Joseph E. Thompson        Albert Mortlock

     George H. Johnson         Charles Emery

     James Shield              George Liddle

     G. Frederick Birkett      John W. Charlton

     Robert W. Beattie         Henry Beeston

     Arthur Dodds              William Stephenson

     Fred. Bowey               Robert E. Pennington

     George W. Winter          John Wright

     William H. Chappell       William Johnson

     Ernest H. Hull            Frederick J. Bate

     Alfred Bee                Norman Gibson

     Associated with this church who gave their lives for

     right and freedom in the great war 1914-1918.

     Greater love hath no man than this.

NamesE67.09

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