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Memorials Elsewhere, - Hesleden (Co. Durham) |
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The Hesleden War Memorial
Photo : Edward Nicholl
The Hesleden War Memorial is located on Hesleden Road, outside the cemetery. The memorial was unveiled for the first time in October 2017.
The memorial is a pillar of stone from he Staindrop Quarries, surmounted by a Latin cross. The total height is 3 metres to the top of the cross. The whole stands on a paved base. On the front of the pillar is a panel of black granite which bears the names in two columns in Roman upper case lettering.
42 names are commemorated as having lost their lives in the First World war, and 9 in the SecondWorld War. A transcription of the names is on the Imperial war Museum's Register of War Memorials website.
One soldier who served with the Yorkshire Regiment is commemorated on this memorial.
Private James Studham, 16248. 9th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Killed 7 October 1916.
Born Pelton Fell, Enlisted Sunderland, Resided Castle Eden.
Commemorated on Pier and Face 3A & 3D, THIEPVAL MEMORIAL.
The North East War Memorials Project website provides biographical details of James Studham. This website also provides details of another memorial on which James Studham is commemorated, the plaque of which is in Hesleden School.
The Names Commemorated on the Hesleden War Memorial
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Photo : Edward Nicholl
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