2009

NZ1137 : War Memorial, Thornley Village, County Durham

taken 15 years ago, near to Thornley, County Durham, England

War Memorial, Thornley Village, County Durham
War Memorial, Thornley Village, County Durham
This memorial is in the small village of Thornley in the Durham Dales. There are only about 25 homes in the village today.

The memorial, all lettering is capitalised:

In thanksgiving to God for victory and to the memory of our valiant dead
1914-1918

Captain N F Humphreys
Lieutenant J T G Humphreys
Lost on Lusitania H St. G Humphreys
Sergt-Major A Hutchinson
Corporal T Lowson
Corporal R E Robinson
Private J A Hutchinson
Private J H Foster


Major R. Q. F. Johnston, 1st Battn. D.L.I., Tobruk, 21st Jan. 1941.
Lieutenant T. H. Vickers, 6th Battn. D.L.I., El Alamein, 2nd Nov. 1942.

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Category: War Memorial
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NZ1137, 21 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Ian Porter   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 19 March, 2009   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 20 March, 2009
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 1144 3734 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:43.8549N 1:49.4325W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 1147 3730
View Direction
Northwest (about 315 degrees)
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