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Plaque 1939-45 Co-op

Reference

H130.03

Place

HORDEN

Map ref

4441

Original Location

In Co-op. At bottom of stairs.

Which war

1939-45

Memorial Description

Plaque 1 foot 10 inches high x 2 feet 4 inches wide with extended corners, set on a pattress 1 foot 11 inches high x 2 feet 6 inches wide. There is a narrow carved border.
Names are listed in a single column using Roman capitals with the quotation in italics.

Materials used

Brass plaque on oak pattress.

Inscription

This tablet is erected in memory of / the employees of this Society who / gave their lives for peace in the / Second World War 1939-1945.
They died for peace, let us live for it.

Names

8 names and regiments.
See transcript.

Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material

Photos: C. Sanders; Dorothy Hall

Source of quotation.

�They died for peace . . .� Probably ad hoc.

External web link

Durham at War

Research acknowledgements

David Connolly, Member Relations, North East & Cumbria Co-op; C. Sanders; Dorothy Hall

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Plaque 1939-45 Co-op (H130.03)

   This tablet is erected in memory of

   the employees of this society who

   gave their lives for peace in the

   Second World War 1939-1945

   Carr, Thomas         Royal Marines

   Edwards, Francis W.  Royal Arm’d Corps

   Hind, Reginald       Royal Navy

   Kell, Henry          7th Leicester Regt.

   Kirkup, John M.      Royal Air Force

   Oglesby, Russell     Royal A.S. Corps

   Reay, Thomas         Royal Air Force

   Rodham, Robert H.F.  Royal Air Force.

   They died for peace.  Let us live for it.

NamesH130.03

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