Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque 1939-45 Royal British Legion
Reference
N10.13
Place
NEWBIGGIN BY THE SEA
Original Location
Royal British Legion
Present Location
Newbiggin Maritime Centre, Church Point, Newbiggin by the Sea, NE64 6DB
Which war
1939-45
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled February 1952 by Major General Sir Richard Howard Vyse National Chairman.
Memorial Description
Plaque. The frame has hemispherical pillars up each side. At centre top is a wreath carved in half relief. The centre panel is sunken. Names are written in two columns. Lettering is hand painted using sans serif capitals throughout.
Materials used
Oak
Inscription
British Legion / Newbiggin & North Seaton Branch /
To the Glory of God / & in memory of / (Names) / 1939-1945
To the Glory of God / & in memory of / (Names) / 1939-1945
Names
Notes
1. The new British Legion branch headquarters and the plaque were unveiled on the same day.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photo: Thelma Walton
Morpeth Herald 29/02/1952 reports unveiling. (Available on The British Newspaper Archive)
Morpeth Herald 29/02/1952 reports unveiling. (Available on The British Newspaper Archive)
Research acknowledgements
Thelma Walton
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Plaque 1939-45 Royal British Legion (N10.13)
NEWBIGGIN BY THE SEA Royal British Legion
British Legion
Newbiggin & North Seaton Branch
To the Glory of God
& in memory of
Miss M. Summers N. Hutton
T. Appleton R. Jaques
W. Appleton J. Kailofer
J.T. Armstrong J.B. Lewis
T. Aspin J.W. Love
J.W. Aynsley A. Love
H. Blackett W. Macdonall
R. Beers G.W. Mackenzie
S. Bentley W. Milburn
G. Brown H. Miller
H. Brownbridge J. Nichol
R. Chambers W. Nicholls
G. Covill W. Nicholls
James Clark J. Noble
J. Clark H. Quinn
S. Clark R. Robinson
W. Clark Jnr. J. Robson
G. Dodds A. Sands
R. Dowson Jnr. G.L. Simpson
A. Edgar C.F. Smith
R. Endean G. Storey
T. Fallow H.R. Stothard
W.H. Graham J. Taylor
T. Grieves B. Todd
R.M. Herdman W. Turner
T.W. Hope J. Wake
B. Hudspeth A. Young
A. Hollingsworth
J.K. McEnaney
T. Wood R. Dower F. Fail
1939-1945
NamesN10.13
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Parish Notes
Every Name A Story
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