Memorial

South Church WW1 Book of Remembrance

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Current Location

St Andrew's Church, St Andrew's Road, South Church, Bishop Auckland, Wear Valley, Durham, DL14 6SP, England

NZ 21745 28471

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Roll of honour or book of remembrance
WMR Reference Number: 71502
Description: Book of Remembrance set in a glass topped wood case. The book is bound in red leather with gold lettering and a small amount of decoration on the cover, and is smaller than A4 in size. The manuscript is written in an Old English style font with the first letter of the surname and the initials in red ink, with the remainder in black ink.
Inscription: Cover: A Book of Remembrance / (Cross in gold) / Great War 1914 – 1918 Flyleaf : This Book / is given / in memory of / One of the Mothers / of England / by / her Sons & Daughter First page In this Book / are inscribed the names / of those who, from this / Parish, gave their lives / in the Great War / 1914 – 1918 / “Greater love hath no man than this, that he lay down his life / for his friends”: Pages 1-34: [names]

Sponsor Type: private
Sponsored By: Gift of Mr. Jackson Pallister and his sister Miss Pallister and is dedicated to the memory of “One of the mothers of England”.

Book

Made from: Leather

Condition: Good

Case

Made from: Glass

Condition: Good