Memorial
St Michael's RC Church WW1 Plaque
Current Location
in the porch, St Michael's Church, Durham Road, Houghton-le-Spring, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, DH5 8NF, England
OS Grid Reference
NZ 34073 49205
Denomination
Roman Catholic
Names listed on this memorial
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- Type of Memorial
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- WMR Reference Number
- 71193
- Description
- Brass Plaque. There is a stylized border culminating in roundels in each corner. The names are listed in four columns. Lettering is in black sans serif, with some in red, using a mix of upper and lower case.
- Inscription
- “Greater love hath no man than this / that a man lay down his life for his friends.” / St.John XV.13 Pray for the souls of / the following members of / St.Michael’s Congregation / who lost their lives owing to the war / 1914-1918/[names]. “Eternal rest give unto them O Lord”.
- War
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Number Commemorated
- 80
- Died
- 80
- Information shown
- surname, forenames
- Order of names
- surname
- Maker(s)
Cowell and Gatiss of Sunderland, Makers
Components
- Plaque
Made from: Brass
Condition: Good
- The Monumental Brasses of County Durham William Lack, H. Martin Stuchfield and Philip Whittemore 2002 ISBN 095 4327101