Memorial
St John's Church, Rookhope - WW1
Current Location
St John's Church, about 400 yards south of the village, Rookhope, Wear Valley, Durham, DL13 2AY, England
OS Grid Reference
NY 94283 42303
Denomination
Church of England
Names listed on this memorial
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- Type of Memorial
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- WMR Reference Number
- 70963
- Description
- Wooden board with traceried top. The lettering is incised and gilded, the lettering for the dedication being in serif capitals, the rest in plain capitals.
- Inscription
- To the glory of God / and in loving memory / of our brothers who / died in the Great War / 1914-1918/[names]/ Grant them eternal rest, O Lord.
- War
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Number Commemorated
- 12
- Died
- 12
- Information shown
- surname, forename
- Order of names
- surname
Components
- Board
Made from: Wood
Condition: Good
- Ken Heatherington has researched the names on the local memorials. His research is available at Weardale Museum and High House Chapel, Ireshopeburn Co Durham DL13 1HD. www.weardalemuseum.org.uk Opening Hours 2pm - 5pm, Easter and Bank Holidays, May, June, July, Sept, and October (Wednesday to Sunday inclusive). Every afternoon in August.
- Durham County Record Office EP/Ro9. These are documents which precede the memorial finally erected. They are handwritten lists showing who served and what happened to them. There are two documents -the first has 35 names, ranks and whether killed or wounded. the second has 48 names and ranks with other details and shows signs of having been pinned to a noticeboard