Memorial
Cowshill WW2 Roll of Honour
Current Location
St Thomas' Church, Heatherycleugh, Cowshill, Wear Valley, Durham, DL13 1DB, England
OS Grid Reference
NY 85409 40583
Denomination
Church of England
Names listed on this memorial
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- Type of Memorial
- Roll of honour or book of remembrance
- WMR Reference Number
- 70960
- Description
- Roll of Honour behind glass in frame. At the top is a scroll with a scene behind and carrying the words “Roll of Honour”. The names are listed in three columns with those who fell annotated by a mark to the left. The bottom is decorated with a design of daffodils. The whole memorial is doe by hand, in black, the lettering is elaborate and the names are in Old English.
- Inscription
- Roll of Honour. In grateful memory / of the men and women / of Heatherycleugh Parish / who served with H.M. Forces / In the Second World – War/[names]
- War
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Number Commemorated
- 51
- Served
- 43
- Died
- 8
- Information shown
- surname, forename
Components
- Roll of honour
Made from: Paper
Condition: Good
- A Hundred Years on : 1909-2009 Celebrating the Centenary of Cowshill and Lanehead Village Hall. Published by Cowshill and Lanehead Village Hall; £9.99; ISBN 9 780956 421005 gives details of village life and the lives of the men named on the memorial.