Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque Brass 1915 St. Peter
Reference
S113.10
Place
SACRISTON
Map ref
NZ 238476
Original Location
St. Peter’s Church, Front Street. On north wall.
Present Location
This church is closed. This memorial will remain in position pro tem.
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled March 1917 by Lieut.Col. W.C. Blackett, commander of the County Volunteer Regiment; dedicated by Dr. H. Hensley Henson, Dean of Durham.
Memorial Description
Plaque of white marble inside a wide frame of black marble. At centre top is the badge of the Durham Light Infantry. The lettering is incised and coloured black, using a mixture of Roman upper and lower case with the citation in italics.
Materials used
White and black marble.
Inscription
and friends in affectionate
memory of
Lieut. J.R. Brass, 8th D.L.I.,
Assistant manager of the
Charlaw & Sacriston Collieries
who fell in the Battle of
Ypres, 26th April 1915.
He died a brave soldier for
his King and Country
Names
See above
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Mr. George Craig of Sacriston.
Notes
1. The Brass family headstone is in the churchyard.
2. Lieutenant James Robson Brass:
Unit 8th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry, DLI Brigade, Northumbria Division;
Home base prior to enlistment Sacriston, Durham;
Died of wounds aged 24 on Monday 27th April 1915; Interred Potijze Burial Ground Ieper (Ypres), Belgium.
Lt. Brass was mortally wounded at the 2nd Battle of Ypres during the defence of Boetleer Farm and Gravenstafel Ridge, not long after arriving in France.
The diary of the D.L.I. Brigade states that Lieut. Brass, whose father was manager of Sacriston Colliery, died of wounds sustained the day previously.
3. The church has now re-opened under the title of “The Old Church” featuring café, theatre and art gallery.
4. At the dedication service, a collection was taken towards maintaining a bed in one of the military hospitals in France.
5. Lieut. Brass is remembered on S113.11, D47.025 and
NUT009
2. Lieutenant James Robson Brass:
Unit 8th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry, DLI Brigade, Northumbria Division;
Home base prior to enlistment Sacriston, Durham;
Died of wounds aged 24 on Monday 27th April 1915; Interred Potijze Burial Ground Ieper (Ypres), Belgium.
Lt. Brass was mortally wounded at the 2nd Battle of Ypres during the defence of Boetleer Farm and Gravenstafel Ridge, not long after arriving in France.
The diary of the D.L.I. Brigade states that Lieut. Brass, whose father was manager of Sacriston Colliery, died of wounds sustained the day previously.
3. The church has now re-opened under the title of “The Old Church” featuring café, theatre and art gallery.
4. At the dedication service, a collection was taken towards maintaining a bed in one of the military hospitals in France.
5. Lieut. Brass is remembered on S113.11, D47.025 and
NUT009
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photo: Dorothy Hall
Durham Chronicle 04/03/1917 reports unveiling.
Diocese of Durham Faculty 26/04/1917
The Advertiser 05/11/2011 reports change of use of church.
Durham Chronicle 04/03/1917 reports unveiling.
Diocese of Durham Faculty 26/04/1917
The Advertiser 05/11/2011 reports change of use of church.
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Research acknowledgements
Dorothy Hall; Bill Heslop (Durham Diocesan Office); John L. Dixon
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