Memorial
St Josephs Roman Catholic Church Sarcophagus
Current Location
in the churchyard, St Joseph's Church, Church Lane, Murton, Easington, Durham, SR7 9RD, England
OS Grid Reference
NZ 39385 46911
Denomination
Roman Catholic
Names listed on this memorial
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- Type of Memorial
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- WMR Reference Number
- 19001
- Description
- Sarcophagus, with stone sides and flat roof. The names are borne in a sunken panel on the front. At centre top is a cross between the dates of 1914 and 1918. The names are listed in three columns, incised using plain capitals throughout and blackened.
- Inscription
- 1914 1918/ THEY DIED FOR HOME AND FREEDOM/ (NAMES)/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN/ MAY THEY REST IN PEACE/1939-1945/[names]
- War
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Order of names
- By last name
- War
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Order of names
- By last name
Components
- Tablet
Made from: Stone
Condition: Good
- Wall
Made from: Stone
Condition: Good
- http://murtonheritagesociety.co.uk/timeline.asp?pid=5-for the date of the rebuilding of the church, and thus likely date the memorial was moved
- Pit Boy: Memories of a life in Murton during the 1930s and 1940s; P.J. McPartland; The People’s History; 2005; ISBN 1 902537 90 9 has photo of original memorial (Page 65); in the chapter called “The War” it also has some details of Cpl. Joe Slater, the author’s uncle, killed in Burma May 28th 1944.