Church of St. Cuthbert, grave

HER Number

15735

District

Sunderland

Site Name

Church of St. Cuthbert, grave

Place

East Rainton

Map Sheet

NZ34NW

Class

Religious Ritual and Funerary

Site Type: Broad

Grave

Site Type: Specific

Grave

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

First World War 1914 to 1918

Form of Evidence

Structure

Description

The grave of William Kirtley of the Durham Light Infantry. He was the only soldier from East Rainton to be brought home to be buried. The grave is looked after by the War Graves Commissioners. The British Legion used to meet at the village hall. After the annual Armistice Service in the church the 'Last Post' was sounded over William Kirtley's grave.

Easting

433500

Northing

547700

Grid Reference

NZ433500547700

Sources

East Rainton Women's Institute, no date, History of East Rainton (typescript);