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Plaque Collin 1918 Co-op

Reference

W95.11

Place

WINDY NOOK

Map ref

2760

Original Location

Windy Nook Co-operative Store

Present Location

Transferred to Methodist Chapel. Restored and rehung in the entrance foyer to the church in 2014.

Which war

1914-18

Memorial Description

Plaque 1 foot 4 inches high x 2 feet 1 inch wide. There is a border of dots between two double lines culminating in a square at each corner. The lettering is a mixture of elongated Roman and sans serif capitals, with the quotation at the bottom in Gothic script.

Materials used

Bronze.

Inscription

Sacred to the Memory of
Pte Matthew Collin, R.A.M.C.
who made the Supreme Sacrifice
at Fontaine-Au-Bois, near Le Cateau
on November 4th 1918.

This tablet is erected by his fellow employees
and the Board of Directors
of the Windy Nook Co-operative Society
---------------
Steadfast unto Death.

Names

See above

Notes

1. This plaque was similar to that of John Havelock (See W95.12) since they both worked for the Co-op.

2. See Every Name A Story

Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material

Photo: C. Sanders

Source of quotation
�Steadfast unto death� Hymn "Heavenly Father send thy blessing" Christopher Wordworth 1863

External web link

Durham at War

Research acknowledgements

C. Sanders; Dorothy Hall; Richard Jennings

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