Memorial

Billy Row, Grahamsley, Roddymoor and Whitelea

Billy Row memorial on the Green

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Current Location

Village Green, Billy Row, Wear Valley, Durham, DL15 9SU, England

OS Grid Reference

NZ 16079 37266

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Serviceman / Servicewoman
WMR Reference Number: 10428
Description: Statue of soldier leaning on reversed rifle with head bowed. He stands on a large pedestal which has a rounded pillar at each corner with decorated capitals. At the top of the sides of the pedestal is a laurel wreath carved in three quarters relief. The inscriptions are in sunken on the sides and front of the pedestal, between the pillars, below the name of the place : Billy Row; Grahamsley; Roddymoor and Whitelea. The names for 1939-45 are below those for 1914-18 under the place name. Quotations are on panels below. Lettering is incised using sans serif capitals coloured brown throughout.
Inscription: Erected by the inhabitants / of / Billy Row and District / in memory of the men / who fell in the Great War /1914-1918. The souls of the righteous / are in the hands of God. God made trial of them / and found them worthy of Himself. Greater love hath no man / than this that a man lay / down his life for his friend/ Billy Row District/[names]/ White-Lea District/[names]/ Grahamsley District/[names]/ Roddymoor District/[names]/ 1939-1945/[names]

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 33
Died: 33
Information shown: surname, initials of forenames, rank, regiment, decorations, home vilage
Order of names: home village

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 6
Died: 6
Information shown: rank,regiment, surname, initials of forenames

History

Sponsor Type: public
Maintenance History: RECENTLY CLEANED, but is reported to weathering badly

Ceremonies

Unveiled

11 Nov 1921

Hon. Joseph Pease

Dedicated

11 Nov 1921

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Billy Row, Grahamsley, Roddymoor and Whitelea

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Billy Row, Grahamsley, Roddymoor and Whitelea

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Memorial Details

Commemoration

History

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