Memorial Details
Memorial
Cross 1914-18 1939-45 St. John's Churchyard
Reference
G52.01
Place
GREATHAM
Map ref
NZ492276
Original Location
St. John the Baptist Churchyard, north-east corner. Parish Row, Greatham.
Which war
a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45
b. 1939-45
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
a. Unveiled 16th July 1922 by the Archdeacon of Auckland
Memorial Description
Cross of Celtic type in rough stone, total height 9 feet 6 inches, with a sword raised in half relief at the front, almost the length of the cross itself, on tapering shaft on tapering pedestal. The whole stands on a platform approached by five steps from the church path. The dedication is carried on the polished front of the pedestal with the names in two columns. Those for 1939-45 are on the side with the names listed in a single column. Lettering is raised lead.
Materials used
Stone
Inscription
a. To the glory of God / and in grateful memory / of the men of this parish who / gave their lives in the Great War / 1914-1918 “We shall remember them”
b. 1939-45
b. 1939-45
Names
Cost
£140, inc. plaque in the church.
How money was raised
Public subscription.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: Simon Raine; C. Sanders
Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail 17/07/1922 reports unveiling. (Available on The British Newspaper Archive)
Diocese of Durham Faculty 1070, issued 31/05/1922
Source of quotation
“We shall remember them”: Adapted from 'For the Fallen' Lawrence Binyon.
Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail 17/07/1922 reports unveiling. (Available on The British Newspaper Archive)
Diocese of Durham Faculty 1070, issued 31/05/1922
Source of quotation
“We shall remember them”: Adapted from 'For the Fallen' Lawrence Binyon.
External web link
Research acknowledgements
Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale; C. Sanders; John and Mavis Dixon
Research In Progress
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Cross 1914-18 1939-45 St. John's Churchyard (G52.01)
GREATHAM St. John the Baptist Churchyard
Front face
To the glory of God
and in grateful memory
of the men of this parish who
gave their lives in the Great War
1914-1918
Rowland T. Casebourne John W. Tinkler
T. Mark Smith Thomas W. Coltman
John C. Fleet John Webster
Ralph Watson Arthur Crowe
Charles Thornton William H. Foster
James C. Plumpton George Lyon
William Young.
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Side face
1939-45
W.E. Allison
J.L. Armstrong
W. Dowsing
J.W. Fenny
J.E. Furness
S. Fleet
J. Herbert
D. McNally
E.R. Mitchell
R.M. Procter
T. Thompson
R. Thorpe
D.M. Wilkinson
“We shall remember them”
NamesG52.01
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