War memorials, North Yorkshire
War Memorials Elsewhere, -
Esh Winning (Co. Durham)
Newhouse, - RC Church
 War memorials, North Yorkshire
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The War memorial Plaque in the RC Church, Esh Winning (Newhouse) The War Wemorial Plaque in the RC Church, Esh Winning (Newhouse)
Photo : Dorothy Hall of the North EastWar Memorials Project website

The War Memorial in the RC Church, Newhouse, Esh Winning is a marble plaque set beneath a stained glass window.
The lettering is in Roman capitals.

12 names from the First World War are commemorated on the memorial, and 4 from the Second World War.

1 soldier who served in the Yorkshire Regiment is commemorated on the memorial.

Private Michael McElwee. 18114. 9th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Michael and J. McElwee, of Waterhouses, Co. Durham. Killed 2 September 1916. Aged 22.
Born Gateshead, Enlisted Durham, Resided Waterhouses (Durham).
Buried in RIFLE HOUSE CEMETERY

The War Wemorial Plaque in the RC Church, Esh Winning (Newhouse)
The War Wemorial Plaque in the RC Church, Esh Winning (Newhouse)
Photo : Dorothy Hall of the North EastWar Memorials Project website

The RC Church, Esh Winning (Newhouse) The RC Church, Esh Winning (Newhouse)
Photo : © Copyright Robert Graham and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

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