Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque Leech Gulf 1991 St. Mary Magdalene
Reference
P19.05
Place
PRUDHOE
Map ref
NZ 095630
Original Location
St. Mary Magdalene Church, on north wall of nave.
Which war
Gulf War 1991
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled March 2nd 1992 by Rev. Paul Adamson.
Memorial Description
Plaque, circular, approx. 2 feet diameter. At the top is the badge of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, in gold half relief. The dedication is in fancy Roman upper and lower case lettering around the circumference, and the details are in Roman capitals in the centre.
Materials used
Stone
Inscription
Fusilier
Kevin Leech
3rd Battalion
Royal Regiment of Fusiliers
Killed on active service
in Iraq
26 February 1991
aged
20
and all who died in the Gulf Conflict.
Names
See above
Notes
1. Fusilier Leech was one of three Fusiliers from the North-East killed in the so-called "friendly fire" incident in which seven British Troops were killed by an American jet pilot who mistook their convoy for enemy.
2. “Gulf tragedy A jury returned a verdict of unlawful killing after an inquest into the death of 20-year-old Prudhoe soldier Kevin Leech, who died when his armoured vehicle was hit by American bombs during the Gulf War”. Hexham Courant 24/05/2002.
2. “Gulf tragedy A jury returned a verdict of unlawful killing after an inquest into the death of 20-year-old Prudhoe soldier Kevin Leech, who died when his armoured vehicle was hit by American bombs during the Gulf War”. Hexham Courant 24/05/2002.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: J. Brown
Journal 03/03/1992 reports unveiling with photograph
Hexham Courant 24/05/2002.
Diocese of Newcastle Faculty No. 4367 23/08/1991
Journal 03/03/1992 reports unveiling with photograph
Hexham Courant 24/05/2002.
Diocese of Newcastle Faculty No. 4367 23/08/1991
Research acknowledgements
J. Brown; Rev. Alan Bill
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