Memorial

Plaque 1939-45 Durham Road Methodist

Sunderland

Memorial Name: Plaque 1939-45 Durham Road Methodist (S140.076)

NEWMP Ref No.: S140.076

Parish: Sunderland

Original Location:

Durham Road Methodist

Present Location:

St.John’s Methodist Church, Ashbrooke Road / The Grove

Which War:

1939-45

Materials Used:

Bronze plaque on marble pattress.

Inscription:

1939 1945
In
grateful and honoured
memory of
(Names)
who made the supreme
sacrifice during the
Second World War

“We will remember them”.

Memorial Description:

Plaque 35 inches high x 21 inches wide set on a marble pattress 2 inches wider (89cms x 53cms x 5cms).

There is a raised border of leaves.

At centre top is a cross, raised in half relief and coloured red, below which is a ribbon bearing the dates.

The lettering is in raised Roman capitals.

Names:

5 full names and regiments.
See transcript.

Sources:

Photos: Simon Raine; C. Sanders; Tony Harding

Source of quotation
 “We will remember them” For the Fallen Lawrence Binyon

Additional Research Documents

Research Acknowledgements:

C. Sanders;
Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale;
Tony Harding

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Names Documents:

 

  +

  1939   1945

  In

  grateful and honoured

  memory of

  Thomas Craggs

  Royal Fusiliers

 

  William H. Smith

  Merchant Navy

 

  Robert B. Wilson

  Royal Artillery

 

  A. John Witherington

  Royal Air Force

 

  Denys M. Witherington

  The Loyal Regiment

 

  who made the supreme

  sacrifice during the

  Second World War

 

  “We will remember them”

NamesS140.076      

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