Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque 1939-45 Northern Counties Club
Reference
NUT261
Place
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Map ref
NZ 249644
Present Location
Northern Counties Club. Lower of two.
11 Hood Street, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1
Which war
1939-45
Memorial Description
Plaque. There is a border of acanthus leaves. A scroll at the top bears the quotation. The names are listed with the regimental badge either to right or left. Lettering is in Roman capitals throughout.
Materials used
Brass
Inscription
Dulce at decorum est pro patria mori.
In memory / of the members of this club who / fell in the Second World War / 1939-1945
Names
Who commissioned
Northern Counties Club.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: Dorothy Hall
Source of quotation:
Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori
(It is a sweet and noble thing to die for one's country).
Horace, 'Odes', Book 3, No.2, 1.13
Source of quotation:
Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori
(It is a sweet and noble thing to die for one's country).
Horace, 'Odes', Book 3, No.2, 1.13
External web link
Research acknowledgements
Dorothy Hall
Research In Progress
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Plaque 1939-45 Northern Counties Club (NUT261)
Dulce at decorum est pro patria mori.
In memory
of the members of this club who
fell in the Second World War
1939-1945
(Badge of Sherwood Rangers to the left)
Lieut. Colonel Michael H. Laycock M.C.
Sherwood Rangers – June 11 1944
(Badge of Northumberland Hussars to the right)
Major David Barnett
Northumberland Hussars – May 20 1941
Major William H. Williamson
Northumberland Hussars – Oct. 31 1942
(Badge of Royal Artillery to the left)
Capt. William M. Speke M.C.
Royal Artillery – February 18 1942
Lieut. James Allgood M.C.
Royal Artillery – December 13 1943
(Badge of Grenadier Guards to the right)
Lieut. Henry George Alan
9th Duke of Northumberland
3rd Battalion Grenadier Guards – May 21 1940
(Badge of 607 Royal Air Force Squadron to the left)
Sqd. Leader Launcelot E. Smith
Royal Air Force - May 13 1940
Sqd. Leader John Sample D.F.C.
Royal Air Force - October 28 1941
Pilot Officer H.P.J. Radcliffe
Royal Air Force – March 24 1940
(Badge of Royal Air Force at the bottom)
NamesNUT261
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