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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Church Fabric / Fitting: Vase or flower holder
- District
- Gateshead
- Town
- Stella
- County
- Tyne And Wear
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 31084
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Current location
St Mary & St Thomas Aquinas Church
Tempest Street
Stella
Gateshead
Tyne And Wear
NE21 4ND
England
OS Grid Ref: NZ 17205 63987
Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description
- Vase with splayed top and hexagonal base. The dedication is incised onto the side of the splayed bowl. The names of the crew are each on one of the faces of the hexagonal base. Lettering is in old English for the words "In Loving Memory" and in sans serrifs capitals for the rest. The RAF motto is incised round the base.
- Inscription
- IN LOVING MEMORY OF/[names]/CREW OF HALIFAX BOMBER/WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR KING AND COUNTRY/4TH JULY 1944/GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN/PER ARDUA AD ASTRA
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Aiston, A
Charlesworth, T
Pudley, E A
Richards, C
Schofield, W F
Smith, R L
Thompson, W
See details for all 7 names - Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 7
Served and returned: 0
Died: 7
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, initials of forenames, rank, date of death
Order of information: Undefined
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Vase
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Brass
- Vase
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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