Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Tynedale
- Town
- Bellingham
- County
- Northumberland
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 33745
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Current location
On south wall. Upper of two plaques,
St. Oswald's Church
Pennine Way
Bellingham
Tynedale
Northumberland
NE48 2JT
England
OS Grid Ref: NY 83372 83376
Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description
- Grey red marble tablet.There is a surround of red marble, on which flowers have been carved at intervals, otherwise the plaque is very plain. Lettering is incised and gilded, using Roman capitals.
- Inscription
- PRAY FOR THE SOUL OF/ FLIGHT SUB. LIEUT: THOMAS SPENCER R.N.A.S./ BORN DECEMBER 24TH 1894/ WHO DIED IN ACTION FEBRUARY 16TH 1915/ R.I.P.
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Spencer, Thomas
See details - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, date of birth, rank, date of death,regiment,forename,manner of death
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Tablet
Measurements: height 300mm, width 600mm
Materials: Marble - Grey - Frame
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Marble - Red
- Tablet
- 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 - Reference
- WMSB18.7
- Alan Grint has researched the names on this memorial in his book In Silent Fortitude, 2011 Ergo Press ISBN 9780955751098
- www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=6532
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