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Plaque 1939-45 Durham Road Methodist

Reference

S140.076

Place

SUNDERLAND

Map ref

NZ 395558

Original Location

Durham Road Methodist

Present Location

St.John�s Methodist Church, Ashbrooke Road / The Grove

Which war

1939-45

Memorial Description

Plaque 2 feet 9 inches high x 1 foot 9 inches wide set on a marble pattress 2 inches wider. There is a raised border of leaves. At centre top is a cross, raised in half relief and coloured red, below which is a ribbon bearing the dates. The lettering is in raised Roman capitals.

Materials used

Bronze plaque on marble pattress.

Inscription

1939 1945 / In / grateful and honoured / memory of / (Names) / who made the supreme / sacrifice during the / Second World War /
�We will remember them�.

Names

5 full names and regiments.
See transcript.

Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material

Photos: Simon Raine; C. Sanders; Tony Harding

Source of quotation
�We will remember them� For the Fallen Lawrence Binyon

External web link

Durham at War

Research acknowledgements

C. Sanders; Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale; Tony Harding

Research In Progress

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Plaque 1939-45 Durham Road Methodist (S140.076)

   1939   1945

In

   grateful and honoured

   memory of

   Thomas Craggs

   Royal Fusiliers

   William H. Smith

   Merchant Navy

   Robert B. Wilson

   Royal Artillery

   A. John Witherington

   Royal Air Force

   Denys M. Witherington

   The Loyal Regiment

   who made the supreme

   sacrifice during the

   Second World War

   “We will remember them”

NamesS140.076

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