Memorial

Plaque G.N. Bradford V.C. 1918 Holy Trinity

Darlington

Memorial Name: Plaque G.N. Bradford V.C. 1918 Holy Trinity (D40.073)

NEWMP Ref No.: D40.073

Parish: Darlington

Original Location:

Holy Trinity Church. Woodland Road / Vane Terrace.

Which War:

1914-18

Dedication, Creation or Publication date:

Unveiled 11th November 1921 by Capt. T. Bradford, D.S.O.;
dedicated by Dr. Hensley Henson, Bishop of Durham.

Materials Used:

Brass on wood pattress

Who Commissioned:

“Some of his team”

Inscription:

In memory of
Lieut. Commander G N Bradford, V.C., R.N.,
killed
on Zeebrugge Mole
April 23th 1918

From some of his team.

Memorial Description:

Plaque 11 inches high x 16 inches wide (28cms x 41cms) mounted on wood pattress slightly wider all round.

There is a border of leaves and stems culminating in a roundel at the corners.

Lettering is in black Gothic lower case with red initials.

Names:

See above

Notes:

See his Every Name A Story entry

Sources:

Photos: C. Sanders; Paul Boden

Darlington & Stockton Times (South)
12/11/1921 reports unveiling

Northern Echo
12/4/1919 reports proposal to erect the memorial;
12/11/1921 reports unveiling.

Parish of Holy Trinity, Darlington, 150th anniversary recollections, 1838-1958 Ed. Maurice Wedgwood, Published 1989 by Vicar, Churchwardens and Parochial Church Council of Holy Trinity Church, Darlington.

Durham, Town and Country
Issue 54 Spring 2006 carries an article on Durham’s VCs.

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

Beyond Praise: The Durham Light Infantrymen who were awarded the Victoria Cross; Stephen D. Shannon; County Durham Books, 1998; ISBN 1 897585 44 6

Sources Link: Northern Echo 04 12 Sat -1919 2a
Sources Link: Northern Echo 04 12 Sat -1919 2b
Sources Link: Northern Echo 04 12 Sat -1919 2c

Additional Research Documents

Research Acknowledgements:

C. Sanders;
Dorothy Hall;

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