Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque 1914-18 St. Aidan's Presbyterian
Reference
W120.15
Place
WILLINGTON (Wear Valley)
Original Location
St Aidan's Presbyterian Church, Watling Street, Willington. St Aidan's closed c March 1959.
In more recent years known as Phoenix Christian Centre
Present Location
2018 moved to St Stephen's Parish Church Willington
Which war
1914-1918
Memorial Description
Plaque of elongated shield shape, 21 inches high 24 inches wide (51cm x 61cms) surmounted by a cross at centre top. There is a single line around the edge of the shield. The names are listed in two columns. Lettering is mostly in Roman capitals with the dedicated in elaborate script. All lettering is in black with red initials.
Materials used
Brass
Inscription
To the Glory of God / and in Grateful Remembrance / of those who made the Supreme Sacrifice /
in the Great War / 1914-1918
(Names)
They died that we might live
Names
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: Ken and Pam Linge
External web link
Research acknowledgements
Ken and Pam Linge
Research In Progress
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Plaque 1914-18 St. Aidan's Presbyterian (W120.15)
Willington: St Aidan's Presbyterian Church
To the Glory of God
and in Grateful Remembrance
of those who made the Supreme Sacrifice
in the Great War
1914-1918
Thomas Kidd
Fred Walker Herbert Little
John H. Bell Herbert Bell
Robert Mitchel Joseph W. Davison
Also
Nurse M. Elliott
They died that we might live
NamesW120.15
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Parish Notes
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