Cockerton War Memorial, Darlington England.
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Relatively new this memorial was erected in July 2020 after a group of locals and local business owners held a public appeal to raise funds.
Waymark Code: WM13BJ2
Location: North East England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 11/01/2020
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Relatively new this memorial was erected in July 2020 after a group of locals and local business owners held a public appeal to raise funds.
Cockerton,formerly a standalone village now a suburb a Darlington, until now hasn't had an outdoor memorial to honour its fallen. Previously there was and still is a plaque honouring the fallen service men from the village.
The memorial is intended to honour the fallen of both the world wars and of more recent conflicts too. It is situated around the centre of the north side of what was once the village green. It has no names inscribed and is from sandstone from Witton Fell near Leyburn.
It cost approx £8000 and renowned local stonemason David French was commissioned to construct it.
Type of Memorial: Non-Specific Memorial
In Honor Of: Lest we forget
Marker Text:
Lest we forget
Date of dedication: 13/07/20
Who Put it Here?: Cockerton Community and Business Group
Description of Memorial:
A small sandstone obelisk situated at the centre on the north side of Cockerton village green.
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only): Not listed
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