Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque Bradford, R.B., V.C. 1917 St. Cuthbert
Reference
D40.069
Place
DARLINGTON
Map ref
NZ 291144
Original Location
St. Cuthbert’s Church, Market Place.
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled 5th July 1925 by Lord Daryngton, dedicated by the Bishop of Durham.
Memorial Description
Plaque 406mm (1 foot 4 inches) high x 906mm (3 feet) wide x set on pattress 1.32m (4 feet 4 inches) high x 1.39m (4 feet 7 inches) wide. Of classical design, (“early 18th century”) there is an ornate setting for the badge of the Durham Light Infantry, highlighted in colour. There is a raised border surrounding the plain black panel at centre on which the dedication is set in gilded Roman lettering.
Materials used
Cream marble pattress, black marble insert.
Inscription
is erected to the
memory of
BRIGADIER GENERAL ROLAND BOYS BRADFORD V.C., M.C.
2nd Batt. the Durham Light Inft. who at the age of 23, the
youngest brigadier general in
the British Army, was killed in the Great War at the
Battle of Cambrai 30 Nov 1917
"Passed out of sight of men by the path of duty
and self sacrifice"
Names
See above
Notes
1. See his Every Name A Story entry.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photo: C.Sanders
Beyond Praise - The Durham Light Infantrymen who were awarded the Victoria Cross Shannon, Durham Books C.C. Arts, Libraries and Museums Dept., 1998,
ISBN 1 897585 44 6
Durham Town and Country Issue 54 Spring 2006 carries an article on VCs in County Durham
Source of quotation:
"Passed out of the sight of men . . ."Extract from text on a Certificate sent to all bereaved families under the cipher of King George V.
Beyond Praise - The Durham Light Infantrymen who were awarded the Victoria Cross Shannon, Durham Books C.C. Arts, Libraries and Museums Dept., 1998,
ISBN 1 897585 44 6
Durham Town and Country Issue 54 Spring 2006 carries an article on VCs in County Durham
Source of quotation:
"Passed out of the sight of men . . ."Extract from text on a Certificate sent to all bereaved families under the cipher of King George V.
External web link
Research acknowledgements
C. Sanders; Tony Harding
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Parish Notes
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