Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque 1914-18 St. Mary
Reference
C103.02
Place
COXHOE
Map ref
NZ 320359
Original Location
St. Mary’s Church, Church Street. Below the west window.
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled and dedicated 14th March 1920 by Bishop Moule, Bishop of Durham
Memorial Description
Plaque 2 feet 6 inches high x 1 foot 5 inches wide mounted on a wood pattress approx. 4 inches wider all round. The border has a floral motif raised at intervals. The names of the Officers and NCOs are listed at the top in two columns; below the privates are listed in three columns. The lettering is an elaborate Roman lower case.
Materials used
Brass on wood pattress.
Inscription
To the Glory of God and in / Memory of the undernamed / Men of Coxhoe / who made the / Great Sacrifice / 1914-1918
Requiescant in Pace
Requiescant in Pace
Names
How money was raised
Public subscription.
Notes
1. The newspaper account says that the plaque contains the names of 86 who fell.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: C. Sanders; Dorothy Hall
Durham Chronicle 17/03/1920 reports unveiling.
North Mail 15/03/1920
Northern Daily Mail 15/03/1920 reports unveiling.
St.Mary’s Church, Coxhoe: A History and Guide; Robert Walton; 1989
Source of quotation
“Requiescant in pace” (“May they rest in peace”) Latin Mass for the Dead.
Durham Chronicle 17/03/1920 reports unveiling.
North Mail 15/03/1920
Northern Daily Mail 15/03/1920 reports unveiling.
St.Mary’s Church, Coxhoe: A History and Guide; Robert Walton; 1989
Source of quotation
“Requiescant in pace” (“May they rest in peace”) Latin Mass for the Dead.
External web link
Research acknowledgements
C. Sanders; Dorothy Hall; Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale; Yorkshire Regiment Remembrance; Dorothy Hall
Research In Progress
Coxhoe Local History Group have researched the names on their War Memorials
Contact via www.coxhoehistory.org
Plaque 1914-18 St. Mary (C103.02)
COXHOE St. Mary’s Church.
To the Glory of God and in
Memory of the undernamed
Men of Coxhoe
who made the
“Great Sacrifice”
1914-1918
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Lieut. W. Ramsay Cpl. R. Thubron
Sergt. J.H. Heron L/Cpl. N. Brown
Sergt. G. Keith L/Cpl. W. Carr
Sergt. G. McPherson L/Cpl. T. Ferguson
Cpl. A. Jenkin L/Cpl. W. Rowcroft
PRIVATES
T. Ainsley W. Garnett T. Ogden
W.H. Ayton G.F. Hodgson J. Ord
C. Bartlett T. Hall P. Payton
G.H. Bell F.E. Harker C. Phillips
T. Brandon H. Hunter A. Parkin
R. Bowes J. Hopper W.O. Reed
J. Burnell J. Hutchinson J. Redden
W. Bell T.W. Hargreaves G. Robinson
R. Barker A. Hillerby T. Roxby
W.H. Bell R.W. Hobson M.J. Seeber
A. Carr A. Iseton W. Salisbury
J. Crookes A. Jamieson J.A. Scott
J. Cranson J.E. Johnson R. Seaton
T. Chisholm A. Johnson F. Stephenson
H. Davies G. Kirton E.T. Singleton
P. Degnall P. Kitchingman T. Thompson
R.H. Dobinson W. Lindsay A. Turner
J. Earl S. Langhorn C. Turnbull
J. Edminson J.R. Layton J. Winwood
W. Earl J. Liddle A. West
J.G. Forster T.H. Moyle W. Walker
T. Fenton W. McIlwain T. Watson
W. Glendenning A. McCallum F. Woodward
T. Graham J. Neasham E.B.B. Williams
W. Gower F. Newby C. White
Requiescant in Pace
NamesC103.02
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