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War Memorial, Harraton / Fatfield


The memorial commemorates 103 local servicemen who died in the First World War and later the names of 12 people who died in the Second World War. Originally located on Worm Hill the memorial was moved to Bonemill Lane in 1997.[1]

Inscribed: "SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF/ THE BRAVE MEN OF/ HARRATON PARISH WHO FELL/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1919."

Harraton War Memorials Fatfield at War Historic Buildings and Monuments in Sunderland Fatfield Harraton Grade II Listed
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War memorial in garden with surrounding trees
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Memorial 1914-18 Worm Hill
- Detailed description of the memorial.
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Fatfield War Memorial
- "...War Memorial was unveiled by Mr Austin Kirkup at an ecumenical service held on 22 July 1922. It commemorates 103 local servicemen who died in the First World War: 420 …
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Harraton
- Overview About Harraton Map Street View Harraton is a district of Washington and within the City of Sunderland. Historically, Harraton was a village and township in the ancient Parish of …
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War Memorial, Harraton, Washington
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Fatfield at War
- 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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Geo / Heritage Meta Data

List number: 1436957
List grade: 2
Grid ref: NZ3109453985
Borough: Sunderland

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