Memorial

Plaque 1914-18 St. Mary

Coxhoe

Memorial Name: Plaque 1914-18 St. Mary (C103.02)

NEWMP Ref No.: C103.02

Parish: Coxhoe

Original Location:

St. Mary’s Church, Church Street, Coxhoe, DH6 4DD.

Below the west window.

Which War:

1914-18

Dedication, Creation or Publication date:

Unveiled and dedicated 14th March 1920 by Bishop Moule, Bishop of Durham

Materials Used:

Brass on wood pattress.

How Money was Raised:

Public subscription.

Inscription:

To the Glory of God and in
Memory of the undernamed
Men of Coxhoe
who made the
Great Sacrifice
1914-1918

Requiescant in Pace

Memorial Description:

Plaque 30 inches high x 17 inches wide (760mm x 430mm).

This is mounted on a wood pattress approx. 4 inches wider (102mm) all round.

The border has a floral motif raised at intervals.

The names of the Officers and N.C.Os are listed at the top in two columns; below the privates are listed in three columns.

The lettering is an elaborate Roman lower case.

Names:

61 names and ranks.
See transcript.

Notes:

1. The newspaper account says that the plaque contains the names of 86 who fell.

External Links:

Men who served with the Yorkshire Regiment

Sources:

Photos: C. Sanders; Dorothy Hall

Durham Chronicle
17/03/1920 reports unveiling.

North Mail
15/03/1920

Northern Daily Mail
15/03/1920 reports unveiling.

St. Mary’s Church, Coxhoe: A History and Guide; Robert Walton; 1989

Coxhoe Commemoration: Our World War 1 Legacy; Coxhoe Local History Group; 2018 includes a list with details of those who died and served

Source of quotation
“Requiescant in pace” (“May they rest in peace”) Latin Mass for the Dead.

Additional Research Documents

Research Acknowledgements:

C. Sanders;
Dorothy Hall;
Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale;
Yorkshire Regiment Remembrance;

Research In Progress:

Coxhoe Local History Group have researched the names on their War Memorials.

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Names Documents:

COXHOE St. Mary’s Church.

 

        To the Glory of God and in

        Memory of the undernamed

        Men of Coxhoe

        who made the

        “Great Sacrifice”

        1914-1918

        —————————————

        Lieut. W. Ramsay          Cpl.  R. Thubron

        Sergt. J.H. Heron         L/Cpl. N. Brown

        Sergt. G. Keith           L/Cpl. W. Carr

        Sergt. G. McPherson       L/Cpl. T. Ferguson

        Cpl. A. Jenkin            L/Cpl. W. Rowcroft

 

                           PRIVATES

        T. Ainsley         W. Garnett          T. Ogden

        W.H. Ayton         G.F. Hodgson        J. Ord

        C. Bartlett        T. Hall             P. Payton

        G.H. Bell          F.E. Harker         C. Phillips

        T. Brandon         H. Hunter           A. Parkin

        R. Bowes           J. Hopper           W.O. Reed

        J. Burnell         J. Hutchinson       J. Redden

        W. Bell            T.W. Hargreaves     G. Robinson

        R. Barker          A. Hillerby         T. Roxby

        W.H. Bell          R.W. Hobson         M.J. Seeber

        A. Carr            A. Iseton           W. Salisbury

        J. Crookes         A. Jamieson         J.A. Scott

        J. Cranson         J.E. Johnson        R. Seaton

        T. Chisholm        A. Johnson          F. Stephenson

        H. Davies          G. Kirton           E.T. Singleton

        P. Degnall         P. Kitchingman      T. Thompson

        R.H. Dobinson      W. Lindsay          A. Turner

        J. Earl            S. Langhorn         C. Turnbull

        J. Edminson        J.R. Layton         J. Winwood

        W. Earl            J. Liddle           A. West

        J.G. Forster       T.H. Moyle          W. Walker

        T. Fenton          W. McIlwain         T. Watson

        W. Glendenning     A. McCallum         F. Woodward   

        T. Graham          J. Neasham          E.B.B. Williams

        W. Gower           F. Newby            C. White

 

                           Requiescant in Pace

NamesC103.02

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