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Plaque 1914-18 St. Michael R.C.

Reference

H132.11

Place

HOUGHTON-LE-SPRING

Map ref

NZ 341492

Original Location

St. Michael’s Roman Catholic Church, Durham Road. In the porch.

Which war

1914-18

Memorial Description

Plaque. There is a stylized border culminating in roundels in each corner. The names are listed in four columns. Lettering is in black sans serif, with some in red, using a mix of upper and lower case,

Materials used

Brass

Inscription

“Greater love hath no man than this / hat a man lay down his life for his friends.” / St.John XV.13 Pray for the souls of / the following members of / St.Michael’s Congregation / who lost their lives owing to the war / 1914-1918. “Eternal rest give unto them O Lord”.

Names

76 full names.
See transcript.

Sculptor, Artist or Designer

Cowell and Gatiss, Sunderland.

Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material

Photo: David Sloan

The Monumental Brasses of County Durham William Lack, H. Martin Stuchfield and Philip Whittemore 2002 ISBN 095 4327101

External web link

Durham at War

Research acknowledgements

Dorothy Hall; David Sloan

Research In Progress

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Plaque 1914-18 St. Michael R.C. (H132.11)

 
   “Greater love hath no man than this 
   That a man lay down his life for his friends.”
   St.John XV.13
   ------
   Pray for the souls of
   the following members of 
   St.Michael’s Congregation
   who lost their lives owing to the war
   1914-1918.
   ------
   Patrick Ahearne   Martin Gibbons   William E. Moore   James Reid
   George Anderson   John Gorman      Michael McDermott  Francis Reid
   Owen Bennett      Michael Griffin  Frederick McKeown  William Reid 
   Peter Burke       Robert Hourigan  William McTear     Edward Reid
   John Cairns       John Hourigan    Joseph McDonald    Peter Robb
   John Robt. Conlon Leo Jackson      Andrew McDonald    Alfred Rice
   Michael Clarke    Joseph King      Michael McArdle    Alexandro Riani
   Michael Coughlan  Patrick Keegan   Edward McGrath     Daniel Smith
   William Costigan  Francis Kells    Edward McLinden    Henry Smith 
   Owen Durkin       Thomas Kells     Stephen McLinden   Wilfrid Savage 
   James Dunne       William Kells    John McGovern      Henry Thuburn
   James Dunleavey   William Kent     James McIntyre     Robert Thuburn
   John Dolan        Francis Keegan   John McKeever      John Tankard
   Michael Duffy     Charles Laing    Francis McCafferty Joseph Tippins
   Edward Doyle      Charles Morgan   James McDermott    John Vose
   Michael Dunleavey Joseph Molloy    Geo. W. Nicholls   George Vose
   Michael Donnelly  James Mulholland Roderick O’Neill   John White
   Joseph Francis    John Mulholland  Nicholas Oldham    John Williams 
   John Garrigan     Michael Murphy   Michael Peyton     Joseph Wynne
   Matthew Guthrie   Wilton H. Morris Timothy Quinn      John Wilson
   -----------------------------------------------------------
   “Eternal rest give unto them O Lord”.
NamesH132.11

    

    
    

   
                    

                

            

                        

                
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