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War memorial, Easington Colliery


The memorial stands at the centre of the cemetery in Easington Colliery. The memorial was unveiled on 30 January 1926 by Colonel Pickersgill, to commemorate the 198 local men who died during the First World War. In 1949 inscriptions were added to commemorate the 63 men who died the Second World War. A further inscription was added to commemorate the death of a soldier in Bosnia in 1995.[1] The memorial is Grade II listed on the National Heritage List for England.

Easington Colliery - town Grade II Listed War Memorials Easington Colliery at War Historic Buildings and Monuments in Easington Colliery CP
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- During the First World War the Illustrated Chronicle published photographs of soldiers and sailors from Newcastle and the North East of England. These have been made available by Newcastle Libraries.

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List number: 1435116
List grade: 2
County: County Durham
Grid ref: NZ4317844114

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