Memorial

Photos 1914-18 Church of England School

Coxhoe

Memorial Name: Photos 1914-18 Church of England School (C103.12)

NEWMP Ref No.: C103.12

Parish: Coxhoe

Original Location:

Church of England School. Cornforth Lane, Coxhoe, DH6 4EJ

Present Location:

Unknown

Dedication, Creation or Publication date:

Unveiled 22nd May 1919 by Mr. T.A. Rose,
chief assistant in Durham County Education Dept. in the
unavoidable absence of Mr. A.J. Dawson, Director of Education.

Inscription:

In honoured memory of Corporal McPherson and Private Taylor.

Memorial Description:

Two enlarged photographs

Names:

Corporal George McPherson
Private Arthur Turner.

Notes:

1. Both men were well-known members of the local football and cricket team and of the Coxhoe Rifle Club.

2. See George McPherson’s Every Name a Story entry

3. See Arthur Turner’s Every Name a Story entry

Sources:

Auckland Chronicle
22/05/1919 reports unveiling

Coxhoe Commemoration: Our World War 1 Legacy; Coxhoe Local History Group; 2018 includes a list with details of those who died and served

Additional Research Documents

Research Acknowledgements:

Dorothy Hall;
Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale

Research In Progress:

Coxhoe Local History Group have researched the names on their War Memorials

Contact via www.coxhoehistory.org.uk

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