Memorial Details
Memorial
Beds McMullen RCAF 1945 Hospital
Reference
D40.068
Place
DARLINGTON
Map ref
NZ 28?15?
Original Location
War Memorial Hospital
Present Location
Moved into Hospital store in the 1980s.
Which war
1939-45
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Rededicated on 3rd November 2007 by the Senior Hospital Chaplin Rev. Brian Selmes
Memorial Description
Cot endowment.
There is a plaque 304mm (1 foot) high x 508mm (1 foot 8 inches) wide which bears the details of the dedication. There is a single line border. The lettering is Roman, the quotation at the bottom is in lower case italics.
There is a plaque 304mm (1 foot) high x 508mm (1 foot 8 inches) wide which bears the details of the dedication. There is a single line border. The lettering is Roman, the quotation at the bottom is in lower case italics.
Materials used
Brass plaque.
Inscription
sponsored by the Darlington Twenty Club
These cots are endowed and dedicated
to the memory of
Pilot Officer WILLIAM S. McMULLEN R.C.A.F.
of British Columbia
who on the 13th January 1945 sacrificed his life
piloting a crashing aeroplane clear of Darlington
after ordering his crew to bale out
"His life beside the many he regarded as naught;
Selfless he lived, this token quite unsought."
Names
See above
Notes
1. Newcastle Journal 08/08/1945 reports that a cheque for £1000 is to be handed over for the endowment of two cots at Darlington Memorial Hospital. The recognition fund sponsored by the Darlington Twenty Club and it was originally suggested that a hospital should be endowed in Vancouver but his widow who lives in British Columbia informed the Mayor of Darlington Councillor J Bulmer that she thought it more appropriate that it should be in Darlington. Pilot Officer McMullen's sister is now in this country and she will be invited to unveil the memorial tablet above the cots.
2. This plaque has now been hung on the wall in the hospital, and was rededicated at the Remembrance Day Service on November 3rd 2007 by the Senior Hospital Chaplin Rev. Brian Selmes
See Every Name a Story
2. This plaque has now been hung on the wall in the hospital, and was rededicated at the Remembrance Day Service on November 3rd 2007 by the Senior Hospital Chaplin Rev. Brian Selmes
See Every Name a Story
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: C. Sanders; David Hill
Newcastle Journal 08/08/1945 reports the details in Note 1 above. (Available on The British Newspaper Archive)
Source of quotation:
“His life beside the many . . .” Not ascertained.
Newcastle Journal 08/08/1945 reports the details in Note 1 above. (Available on The British Newspaper Archive)
Source of quotation:
“His life beside the many . . .” Not ascertained.
External web link
Additional Research documents (click to download)
Research acknowledgements
C. Sanders; David Hill, Equipment Procurement Office, Darlington Hospital.
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