Memorial Details
Memorial
Bookcase 50th Sig. TA 1939-45 St. Cuthbert
Reference
D40.042
Place
DARLINGTON
Map ref
NZ 291144
Original Location
St. Cuthbert’s Church, Market Place.
Which war
1939-45
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled by Princess Royal 26th October 1952
Memorial Description
Bookcase with tracery in half relief on the main outer upper panel. At centre top is the Royal Corps of Signals badge in full colour in half relief. Below this is the dedication incised in gilded using Roman capitals. Beneath the dedication is a small square cartouche with the initials “T.T.” raised in half relief.
Below this is the recess for the Book of Remembrance.
Below this is the recess for the Book of Remembrance.
Materials used
Oak
Inscription
in proud memory of
the men of the
Royal Corps of Signals
who served with the
50th (Northumbrian) Infantry
Division Signal Regiment
(Territorial Army)
during the World War
1939-1945
and gave their lives in
the cause of freedom.
Small plate at bottom:
This memorial was unveiled and the Roll of Honour handed over for safekeeping by H.R.H. the Princess Royal C.I., G.C.V.O., G.B.E., R.R.C., T.D., D.C.L., Ll.D., Col. in Chief of the Royal Corps of Signals on 26th October 1952.
Names
None.
See D40.59.
See D40.59.
Notes
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photo: Simon Raine
External web link
Research acknowledgements
Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale
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Bookcase 50th Sig. TA 1939-45 St. Cuthbert (D40.042)
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