Easington Colliery War Memorial

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Reference WMO/232016

Address:

Easington Colliery Cemetery

Crawlaw Road

Easington Colliery

County Durham

SR8 3NB

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Within a garden/park/churchyard/enclosure/Marketplace
Description: Pillar/column
Materials:
  • Stone Stone (any)
Lettering: Incised
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
  • Former Yugoslavia (1991-1999)
About the memorial: Cross of sacrifice of Blomfield design with bronze Crusader’s sword at the crossing. Set on octagonal base and four steps. On the front face the words “Our glorious dead 1914-1918” stand in half relief inside a wreath, with the dates “1939-1945” below. The names are in a single column on six faces in sans serif capitals throughout. Those from 1914-18 are on the main pedestal, those from 1939-45 are on the risers of the two top steps. The names include Dennis Donnini VC. The Bosnian Casualty is Andrew Ovington.
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Our glorious dead 1914-1918/[198 names]/Our glorious dead 1939-1945/[63 names]/[name]/Died 1995 Bosnia.

Grade II (England)

1435116

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