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Roll of Honour 1914-18 St. Francis

Reference

H135.01

Place

HUTTONHENRY

Map ref

NZ 423361

Original Location

St. Francis Church, Front Street (Closed)

Present Location

St. Francis Village Hall (The church building)

Which war

1914-18

Dedication, Creation or Publication date

Unveiled 9th January 1921 by Canon Martin of Kelloe assisted by Rev. P. L�Argent Bell of Monk Heseldon.

Memorial Description

Plaque on oak pattress, with shallow pointed domed arch at centre top. There is a wide border of crossed wavy lines. At centre top are crossed flags enamelled in full colour above a red cross. On the top line, the initials are enamelled red, the rest in black, using Gothic lettering. The rest of the lettering is in sans serif capitals. The names are listed in two columns divided by three vertical red lines. At centre bottom two crossed rifles are raised in half relief.

Materials used

Brass plaque on oak pattress.

Inscription

To the glory of Almighty God / and in eternal memory of / the following from the / Hutton Henry and Sheraton District / who laid down their lives / for their king and country in the / Great War 1914-1919
On whose souls Jesu have mercy / Amen Amen

Names

27 surnames and initials.
See transcript.

Sculptor, Artist or Designer

R.H. Mackin, West Hartlepool.

Notes

1. The Church is closed and the building has been turned into St. Francis Village Hall.

Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material

Photos: Simon Raine; Dorothy Hall

Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail 10/01/1921

The Monumental Brasses of County Durham William Lack, H. Martin Stuchfield and Philip Whittemore 2002 ISBN 095 4327101

External web link

Durham at War

Research acknowledgements

Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale; Dorothy Hall; Dave Mitchinson

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Roll of Honour 1914-18 St. Francis (H135.01)

HUTTON HENRY   St. Francis Church

   To the glory of Almighty God

   and in eternal memory of

   the following from the

   Hutton Henry and Sheraton District

   who laid down their lives

   for their king and country in the

   Great War 1914-1919

   M. Gibson       W. Rawnsley

   W. Wilkinson    J.W. Rawnsley

   R. Simpson      A. Foster

   W. Johnson      T. Longstaff

   J.M. Johnson    W. Holmes

   N. Johnson      J. Grainger

   A. Johnson      J. Brownless

   W. Greymoore    A. Reid

   R.R. Innis      J. Johnstone

   J. Christopher  R. Jones

   W. Dobson       T. Sawdon

   J. Lee          W. Laidler

   A. Wills        C. Garbutt

   A. Elliott

   “On whose souls Jesu have mercy”

   Amen Amen

NamesH135.01

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