229th Driver Training Regiment Royal Artillery

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Flag or banner
District: Blackpool
Town: Blackpool
County: Lancashire
Country: England
Commemoration: Regimental Memorials
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 51366

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Current location

south aisle
left hand pillar at the entrance to the corridor to the vestry between the choir and the Lady Chapel
St Stephen on the Cliffs Church
Holmfield Avenue
Blackpool
Blackpool
Lancashire
FY2 9NU
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 30913 38789
Denomination: Church of England

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Description

REGIMENTAL FLAG WITH DEDICATORY BRASS PLAQUE. BADGE OF THE ROYAL ARTILLERY TOP CENTRE ON THE PLAQUE

Inscription

THE FLAG/ OF THE 229TH DRIVER TRAINING REGT./ ROYAL ARTILLERY/ PRESENTED TO THIS CHURCH/ BY LIEUT-COL E. T. TURNER T.D. R.A./ & OFFICERS & MEN UNDER HIS COMMAND/ IN APPRECIATION OF THE GREAT INTEREST/ & VALUABLE HELP/ GIVEN AT ALL TIMES BY THE VICAR/ CANON F. B. FRESHWATER O.C.F./ & HIS PARISHIONERS/ SINCE THE FORMATION OF THE UNIT/ IN DECEMBER 1940/ R. HQ/ THE CASTLE/ JUNE 1943/ THE REGIMENT WAS DISBANDED/ NOVEMBER 1943/ D. .L HARBOTTLE T. BANNISTER CHURCHWARDENS

Inscription legible?

yes

Commemorations

Regimental Memorials
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Plaque
Measurements: depth 5mm, height 210mm, width 135mm
Materials: Brass
Flag
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Fabric

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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