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    Memorial

    Durham Constabulary

    Durham Constabulary WW1/WW2 Roll of Honour

    Source: Copyright John Grainger

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    Current Location

    Garden of Remembrance, Durham Constabulary HQ, Woodward Way, Aykley Heads, Durham, Durham, Durham, DH1 5TT, England

    OS Grid Reference

    NZ 26987 43760

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    Type of Memorial
    Board / Plaque / Tablet
    WMR Reference Number
    91503
    Description
    A rectangular blue board, with inscribed white lettering, which stands within a Garden of Remembrance. There are three sections of the memorial board: one comprises two columns of the names of officers who died in World War 1; another comprises a column of names of those who died in World War 2; the third comprises two columns of names of officers who have died in the line of Police duty. (N.B. The Garden of Remembrance and the plaque were created primarily as a Police memorial. It is the inscription re those who died in both World Wars that meets the criteria for inclusion on the War Memorials Register).
    Inscription
    Memorial/ First World War 1914 - 1918/ (names)/ 1939 - 1945/ (names)/ Police Roll of Honour/ (names)/ This Garden of Remembrance is dedicated to the memory of all Durham Constabulary officers and staff
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    54
    Died
    54
    Information shown
    Rank, forename, surname, military unit
    Order of names
    Grouped by military unit in which died
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Number Commemorated
    26
    Died
    26
    Information shown
    Rank, initials, surname, military unit in which died
    Order of names
    Listed alphabetically by surname
    Custodian
    Durham Constabulary

    Components

    Plaque


    Condition: Good


    Garden


    Condition: Good


    • http://www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=11410
  • Biographical details of those named on the memorial as having died in World War 1 are contained in the book "Blue Line to Trench Line" by John Grainger