Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque 1914-18 St. Catherine
Reference
F39.01
Place
FISHBURN
Original Location
St. Catherine’s Church. North wall.
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
9th November 1936 unveiled by Captain Ramsden, Sands Hall near Sedgefield, president of Fishburn and Sedgefield British Legion.
Memorial Description
Plaque. Black painted wood with elaborate top, in which a cross is painted. The names are listed in a single column, all lettering is in gilded Roman capitals.
There is a brass vase containing poppies on a shelf on each side.
There is a brass vase containing poppies on a shelf on each side.
Materials used
Wood
Inscription
To the glory of God / and in memory of men from Fishburn / who fell in the Great War / 1914-1918
Names
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photo: Simon Raine
Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail 10/11/1936 reports unveiling. (Available on The British Newspaper Archive)
Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail 10/11/1936 reports unveiling. (Available on The British Newspaper Archive)
External web link
Research acknowledgements
Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale
Research In Progress
The WW1 names have been researched. See Every Name a Story
Plaque 1914-18 St. Catherine (F39.01)
FISHBURN St. Catherine’s Church.
To the glory of God
and in memory of men from Fishburn
who fell in the Great War
1914-1918
James W. Gaffney, Sergt.
Frederick Jackson, Sergt.
Adamson Coltman Pte.
Allen R. Coltman Pte.
John Cummings Pte.
Joseph Cockfield Pte.
Fred Hirst Pte.
George Kirton Pte.
Joseph Robinson Pte.
Robert Ruddick Pte.
George Swainson Pte.
NamesF39.01
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Parish Notes
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