Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
North Tyneside
Town
Whitley Bay
County
Tyne And Wear
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War - civilians
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 10 September 1950
    Attended by: Mr G. Holden (formerly in charge of Whitley Bay's Ambulance Service,) performed the unveiling.
  • Rededicated
    Date: 13 November 2002
    Attended by: Vicar of St Mary's Church Monkseaton
  • Dedicated
    Date: 10 September 1950
    Attended by: Canon A.B. Parry-Evans performed the dedication
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
17737

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Current location

(In the same flower bed as the memorial stone WMR 17738)
Panama Gardens
The Links
Whitley Bay
North Tyneside
Tyne And Wear
NE26 1RZ
England

OS Grid Ref: NZ 35153 72912
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Rectangular pink granite tablet, with inscription in lead-lettering. (The memorial originally incorporated a stone fountain, which has since been removed).
Inscription
ERECTED TO THE MEMORY OF / MY DAUGHTER DORIS EWBANK / WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE / FOR HER TOWN AND COUNTRY / APRIL 10TH 1941 / LET US REMEMBER OUR GLORIOUS DEAD
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Ewbank, Doris
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Commemorations
  • Second World War - civilians
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename, surname, date of death, relationships
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Lettering
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Lead
  • Tablet
    Measurements: height 290mm, width 740mm
    Materials: Granite - Pink
  • Fountain
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
History
When originally erected in 1950, the memorial comprised the tablet and an associated stone fountain. The fountain has since gone, but the tablet remains. In 2002, the stone was restored and rededicated.
Costs

Comments: Doris Ewbanks' mother paid for the memorial.

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.

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