Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque Fallen 1914-18 Grange Road Baptist
Reference
D40.025
Place
DARLINGTON
Map ref
NZ
Original Location
Grange Road Baptist Church. On right hand side of organ.
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled 12th September 1920 by Major A. McGill.
Memorial Description
Plaque of classical design on oak pattress, with very shallow dome at centre top. There is a swag on each of the two sides. At centre top is a laurel wreath with ribbon on either side, bearing the words “Pro Deo Pro Patria” (“For God, for Country”). The names are listed in two columns. The lettering is in raised Roman capitals.
Materials used
Bronze on oak pattress.
Inscription
Pro Deo et Patria.
In grateful remembrance of the men of / this church who gave their lives for / their country in the Great War 1914-1918.
In grateful remembrance of the men of / this church who gave their lives for / their country in the Great War 1914-1918.
Names
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photo: Simon Raine
Darlington & Stockton Times (North). 12/09/1920.
Northern Echo 13/09/1920
Still in the Midst Theo Howells and Peter King, published 1986 by Grange Road Baptist Church.
Darlington & Stockton Times (North). 12/09/1920.
Northern Echo 13/09/1920
Still in the Midst Theo Howells and Peter King, published 1986 by Grange Road Baptist Church.
External web link
Links to Source Material :
Research acknowledgements
Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale; James Pasby; Dorothy Hall
Research In Progress
Stephen Nicholson is researching the names on this memorial
Contact: nicholson_stephen2@sky.com
Contact: nicholson_stephen2@sky.com
Plaque Fallen 1914-18 Grange Road Baptist (D40.025)
DARLINGTON Grange Road Baptist Church.
Pro Deo Pro Patria.
In grateful remembrance of the men of
this church who gave their lives for
our country in the Great War 1914-1918
Cuthbert Ellison Sidney Nelson
J. Arthur Gay William Pybus
Ernest H. Griffiths Harry Robson
John J. Hutchinson Hugh R. Wilson
Arthur Nelson David R. Wilson
NamesD40.25
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