The offer was rejected.
The Newcastle Daily Chronicle
11/01/1919 reports:
German guns are to be sent to Blyth as souvenirs of the war. The town's war record includes £250,000 invested in War Stocks. Between 5,000 and 6,000 men joined the forces, and about 400 have lost their lives".
09/05/1919 reports:
"At Blyth Council last night the War office in a letter offered to provide a German field gun and carriage for the town. Mr. J. Goulding protested and remarked that they might have some headstones and monuments as mementoes. He objected to anything German. A motion by him that the trophies be not accepted was agreed to."
