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The
War Memorial for Howden-le-Wear
Photo : Robert Walton of the War
Memorials Online website
The War Memorial for Howden-le-Wear is situated on the East side of the High Street, close to the junction with Bridge Street.
The memorial is a granite obelisk on a square freestone base
and two shallow steps.
Three sides are plain. It is surrounded by five short stone columns joined
by iron bars. The front of the obelisk is carved with a sword, a rifle and
a wreath in half relief.
The First World War commemorations are carried in two columns on the front face of the pedestal, carrying onto the rise of the top step. The Second World War commemorations are listed in three columns on the risers of both top and bottom steps. The lettering is in sans serif capitals throughout.
33 names are commemorated as havinglost their lives in the First World War, and 9 in the Second World War.
3 soldiers who served in the Yorkshire Regiment are commemorated on the memorial.
Sapper James Coates. 197785. 255th Tunnelling Coy.
Royal Engineers, formerly 19457 the Yorkshire Regiment. Husband of Hannah
Coates, of 8, Low Row, North Beechburn, Howden-le-Wear, Co. Durham. Killed
31 May 1918. Aged 34.
Born Witton le Wear (Co. Durham), Enlisted Bishop Auckland (Co. Durham), Resided
Howden le Wear (Co. Durham).
Buried LIJSSENTOEK MILITARY CEMETERY.
(Note : The "North Beechburn" is "North Bitchburn" and
is between Hunwick and Howden-le-Wear, though probably closer to Hunwick.)
(The Howden-le-Wear War Memorial shows him as being in the East Yorkshire
Regiment.)
Corporal Jacob Moses, 17115. 5th Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Killed 27 May 1918.
Born Kirby Ravensworth (Richmond), Enlisted Bishop Auckland, Resided Howden-le-Wear
(Durham)
Commemorated on the SOISSONS MEMORIAL
(Incorrectly shown on the Howden-le-Wear War Memorial as being in the East
Yorkshire Regiment.)
Corporal John Henry Slee. 19459. 10th Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Son of Joseph and Mary Slee; husband of Mary Jane Slee, of 59, High
St., Howden-le-Wear, Co. Durham. Killed 1 July 1916. Aged 34.
Born Howden-le-Wear, Enlisted Bishop Auckland, Resided Howden-le-Wear.
Commemorated Pier and Face 3 A and 3 D, THIEPVAL MEMORIAL.
Commemorations on the Howden-le-Wear War Memorial
Photo : Robert Walton of the War
Memorials Online website
The
Howden-le-Wear War Memorial at the Junction of the High Street and Bridge
Street
Photo : Google Earth
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