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Roll of Honour 1939-45 Church of Venerable Bede

Reference

B86.03

Place

BENWELL

Map ref

NZ 223645

Original Location

Church of Venerable Bede, on corner of Benwell Grove and Westgate Road. East wall of south aisle.

Which war

1939-45

Memorial Description

Roll of Honour in glass topped wood case measuring 31cm high x 45.5 cm wide x 20cm deep. The roll is of stone? made to look as if the top is rolled and the rest unrolled. The name of the Church is written on the rolled up portion. The names are inscribed on the opened portion. The names are written in calligraphy in a single column, with the names of the fallen written in larger bolder lettering.

Materials used

Stone

Inscription

The Church of the Venerable Bede : Roll of Honour 1939-1945

Names

20 names, ranks, date of and place of death.
See transcript.

Cost

Estimated £50.

How money was raised

Public subscription.

Sculptor, Artist or Designer

Edwards and Manby, Newcastle upon Tyne.

Notes

1. For a similar memorial, see Fenham F31.05

Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material

Photos: Tony Harding; F.R. Jeavons; Kevin Milburn

Diocese of Newcastle Faculty Book 2, No. 1822, 01/09/1952

Research acknowledgements

The late F.R. Jeavons; J. Brown; Tony Harding; Patrick Easen; Kevin Milburn

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Roll of Honour 1939-45 Church of Venerable Bede (B86.03)

 
  
  The Church of the Venerable Bede : Roll of Honour 1939-1945
  
  John Sydney Aimers     Trooper, R.A.C., Died 23rd September 1943, North Africa.
  Alfred Richard Brown   Corporal, R.A.M.C. Killed 29th May 1940, Dunkirk.
  Arnold George Burgess  Flying Officer, R.A.F.V.R., Reported missing from air operations 
                         25th July 1944, Germany
  Alfred Fisher          Lance Bombardier, Northumberland Hussars Yeomanry, 
                         Killed 22nd March 1943, Middle East
  Sydney Forster         Flight Sergeant, R.A.V.F.R., Killed 4th March 1945, England.
  Thomas Albert Grundy   Pilot Officer, R.A.F., Killed 16th July 1940, Middle East.
  Douglas Haig Howland   Sergeant, R.A.F., Killed 8th May 1945, Holland.
  John Laidler           Aircraftman, R.A.F., Died 28th May 1943, England.
  George Lowdon          Flight Sergeant, R.A.F., Lost at sea 8th June 1940, Narvik
  Kenneth Coverdale May  Sergeant, R.A.F., Killed 30th March 1942, Norway.
  James McCormick        Warrant Officer Air Gunner, R.A.F., Killed 31st May 1942, Belgium.
  James Morton           Private First Airborne Division R.A.S.C., Died 23rd September 1944, Arnhem.
  James Avon Rawson      Supply Assistant R.N., Lost at sea 12th June 1942, Mediterranean
  Sidney Stokoe          Aircraftman 2 R.A.F.V.R.  Killed 14th April 1944, England.
  John Smart             Ordnance Artificer, R.N. Killed May 1941, Crete
  Reynold Tate           Captain M.N. Lost at sea January 1942
  John Dinsdale Thornton Leading Aircraftman, R.A.F., Lost at sea 24th December 1943, West Africa.
  William Toddie         Sergeant, The Tyneside Scottish, Killed 20th May 1940, France.
  Douglas Wightman       Sergeant, R.A.F.V.R.  Killed 16th April 1942, France.
  Robert Dowson Wilson   Private R.A.O.C., Killed 29th May 1940, Dunkirk.
NamesB86.03

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