Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque 1939-45 St. Philip and St. James
Reference
W124.02
Place
WITTON LEWEAR
Original Location
St. Philip & St. James Church. North wall. Lower of two.
Which war
1939-45
Memorial Description
Plaque, very plain, on which the lettering is incised using sans serif lower case for the dedication and capitals for the names.
Below is a shelf and bracket on which a vase of poppies was placed and underneath which a wreath was hung.
Below is a shelf and bracket on which a vase of poppies was placed and underneath which a wreath was hung.
Materials used
Brass
Inscription
In memory of those men / from Witton-le-Wear / who gave their lives / in the Second World War.
We remember
We remember
Names
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photo: John and Mavis Dixon
The Monumental Brasses of County Durham William Lack, H. Martin Stuchfield and Philip Whittemore 2002 ISBN 095 4327101
The Monumental Brasses of County Durham William Lack, H. Martin Stuchfield and Philip Whittemore 2002 ISBN 095 4327101
External web link
Research acknowledgements
Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale; John & Mavis Dixon; Dorothy Hall
Research In Progress
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Plaque 1939-45 St. Philip and St. James (W124.02)
WITTON LE WEAR St. Philip & St. James Church.
In memory of those men
From Witton-le-Wear
who gave their lives
in the Second World War
John T. Craig D.F.M. Flt Sgt.
Robert Dent Priv. D.L.I.
Stanley Mortimer Priv. 5th Batt. Cameron Hldrs.
Leslie Simpson Priv. D.L.I.
We Remember
NamesW124.02
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