Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque Spencer 1915 St. Oswald R.C.
Reference
B18.07
Place
BELLINGHAM
Map ref
NY 833833
Original Location
St. Oswald's Roman Catholic Church. On south wall. Upper of two plaques, both of which are beneath a bronze crucifix on a red marble cross.
Which war
1914-18
Memorial Description
Plaque, 2 feet high x 4 feet wide. There is a surround of red marble, on which flowers have been carved at intervals, otherwise the plaque is very plain. Lettering is incised and gilded, using Roman capitals.
Materials used
Grey marble plaque with red marble border.
Inscription
Flight.Sub.Lieut Thomas Spencer R.N.A.S.
Born December 24th 1894
who died in action February 16th 1915
R.I.P.
Names
See above.
Notes
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: J. Brown
External web link
Research acknowledgements
Bellingham Local History Society; J. Brown
Research In Progress
Alan Grint researched the name on this memorial in his book In Silent Fortitude: In Memory of the Men of the North Tyne Valley who Fell in the Great War; 2011; Ergo Press; ISBN 9780955751097: Contact:-Cogito books 01434 602555
Plaque Spencer 1915 St. Oswald R.C. (B18.07)
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