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Memorial details

Memorial type
Locomotive / Train
District
Alnwick
Town
Alnwick
County
Northumberland
Country
England
Commemoration
VC or GC Recipients, First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Presented
    Date: 1967
    Attended by: UNKNOWN
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
61367

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Current location

The Fusiliers Museum of Northumberland
The Abbots Tower
Alnwick Castle
Alnwick
Alnwick
Northumberland
NE66 1NG
England

OS Grid Ref: NU 180 130
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • Place of construction.
    Crewe Railway Works
    Crewe
    Crewe And Nantwich
    Cheshire
    England

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
London Midland & Scottish Railway Patriot Class 4-6-0 express passenger locomotive with two curved nameplates mounted above the leading driving wheels.
Inscription
PRIVATE E. SYKES,V.C.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Sykes, E
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Commemorations
  • VC or GC Recipients
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 1
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,decorations, initial of forename
    Order of information: Undefined
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 1
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initials of forename, rank, decorations
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Locomotive
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
  • Plaques
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
Listing information
Condition
History
Built Crewe Works 1933, originally carrying the number 6015 , from the previous locomotive of this name (Our ref. 61359). Renumbered 5537, and 45537 by British Railways. Withdrawn 9 June 1962, and scrapped at British Railways Crewe Works Sep. 1962.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Corporate
Reference
  • Wikipedia LMS Patriot Class

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