Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque Kirkley 1916 St. Nicholas
Reference
W99.03
Place
WEST BOLDON
Map ref
NZ 350611
Original Location
St. Nicholas’ Church, The Folly. In the chancel.
Which war
1914-18
Memorial Description
Plaque 10 inches high x 14 inches wide (254mm x 355mm) with raised edge in a mosaic surround beneath a mosaic picture of St. George, set in a recess to the left of the altar. At centre top of the plaque is a cross. Lettering is in raised elaborate capitals.
Materials used
Brass
Inscription
Placed by Anna Kirkley
in memory of her nephew
Lieut. Wilfrid Kirkley
Wellington Regt. N.Z.
Killed at the Somme
Sept. 16 1916. R.I.P.
Names
See above
Who commissioned
Anna Kirkley, his aunt.
Notes
1. Wilfred Kirkley has an Ever Name A Story entry
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: Dorothy Hall
The Monumental Brasses of County Durham William Lack, H. Martin Stuchfield and Philip Whittemore 2002 ISBN 095 4327101
The Monumental Brasses of County Durham William Lack, H. Martin Stuchfield and Philip Whittemore 2002 ISBN 095 4327101
External web link
Research acknowledgements
Dorothy Hall; James Pasby
Research In Progress
The names on these memorials are being researched by Peter Hoy
Contact: peterhoy@hotmail.co.uk
Plaque Kirkley 1916 St. Nicholas (W99.03)
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Parish Notes
Every Name A Story
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