Parish Notes
BLAYDON

1939-45 Certificate of Appreciation

Welcome Home Certificate

Those who served from Blaydon during 1939-45 were issued with a Certificate of Appreciation such as this one which reads:

1939-1945
Presented in Grateful Appreciation to
(Name)
for Services Rendered
in the Fight for Freedom
Presented for and on behalf of the people of Blaydon on Tyne
by Blaydon Recognition and Welcome Home Committee.
Thos. Henderson, Chairman
J.M. Rogers, Treasurer
W.C. Hardy, Hon. Secretary.

In this instance, the certificate was presented to T.W. Marston, who served with the Royal Air Force.

Acknowledgements to Ken Marston.