Roll of Honour 1939-45 Holy Trinity

Holy Trinity Church, Peareth Hall Road.

Originally on rear wall of the church, but was fire damaged after an arson attack in the 1980s and after restoration was sited in the middle of the North Wall of the Nave.

1914-18

?Stone

Public subscription.

+ To the
memory of
the men
and women
of this parish
who gave
their lives
in the war
1939-1945
(Names)
Give rest O Christ to thy
servants with thy saints.

Plaque 58 inches high x 29 inches (1.47m x 736mm) wide.

There is a dark border all the way round.

The top is extended into a rectangle which bears the dedication written in white elaborate upper case lettering on red panels  On each side is a design which resembles a crown?

The names are in two columns, the lettering in grey Roman capitals.

The prayer at the bottom is in white lettering on a red background the same as the dedication.

Photos: James Pasby; W. Barker

Source of quotation
“Give rest O Christ to thy servants with thy saints.” (Not ascertained).

James Pasby;
W. Barker, Gateshead

Wessington U3A War Memorials Group (in Washington) has fairly extensive details of the WW1 men on Usworth, Washington Village and Harraton memorials. There are files of their information about the Harraton men in libraries at Shiney Row, Washington, Washington Village, Sunderland, Newcastle, Gateshead, Birtley and Durham Record Office and Tyne Wear Archives Blandford Street. The group have lots of photos and are happy to supply to anyone who wants them – they didn’t include photos because of the cost of printing. They are starting to collect about WW2 men as well – harder to research. There are also files of info about life and events in Harraton Parish during WW1 in the same places.

Contact: petewelshgettysburg@btinternet.com