Memorial

St Nicholas Church - WW1 Tablet

Tablet

Source: Copyright Michael Peck

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Current Location

Originally on the east side of the south door, now behind the altar, St Nicholas Church, Market Place, Durham, Durham, Durham, DH1 3NJ, England

NZ 27415 42583

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 41964
Description: Marble tablet placed within a darker marble frame, and an incised inscription. At the top of the tablet is an incised floriated cross. A star marks those who were members of the 1st Durham Boys' Brigade.
Inscription: 1914 1918 BE THOU FATHFUL UNTO DEATH &/ I WILL GIVE THEE A CROWN OF LIFE./ THESE ARE THE NAMES OF THE/ MEN BELONGING TO THIS PARISH AND/ CONGREGATION WHO LAID DOWN/ THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR./ (Names)/ * Members of the 1st Battalion Boys Brigade/O GOD FOR ENGLAND THESE STRONG/ SOULS HAVE PASSED. GRANT WE/ MAY MAKE HER WORTHY OF THEM AT LAST

Unveiled

14 May 1922

Colonel J R Ritson

Dedicated

14 May 1922

The Bishop of Jarrow

Tablet

Height: 1875mm

Width: 900mm

Made from: Marble

Condition: Good

Frame

Made from: Alabaster

Condition: Good