Memorial Details
Memorial
Propeller 1939-45 Air Training Corps
Reference
S7.09
Place
SEATON DELAVAL
Original Location
Outside Drill Hall, now demolished.
Present Location
Held by 242 Squadron, A.T.C., Cramlington, where the propeller is on display in a corner of the corridor, and the plaque is on display in an office.
Which war
1939-45
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled November 1953
Memorial Description
Propeller approx. 5 feet high, mounted on end with the squadron badge mounted near the top. This is set into a concrete base bearing a plaque 8 inches high x 13 inches wide in which the letters have been incised and whitened. Lettering used is in a form of Roman capitals. The memorial was mounted in a small garden with railings.
Materials used
Aluminium propeller, plastic plaque.
Inscription
242 Blyth Squadron & 167 Seaton Delaval Squadron / Air Training Corps / Roll of Honour
“At the going down of the sun and in / the morning we shall remember them.”
“At the going down of the sun and in / the morning we shall remember them.”
Names
Who commissioned
Air Training Corps
Present condition
Good. The plaque is slightly damaged at the edge.
Notes
1. The A.T.C. at Cramlington also hold the 167 Squadron signboard which used to be outside the HQ
2. The plaque has since been covered in gold paint with the letters done in black
3. “As a teenager my brother joined the Air Training Corps in Seaton Delaval. I can recall that my parents attended a Remembrance Day service at the Drill Hall in November 1953 when a small memorial propeller was dedicated to former members. Among those named were my brother and another local airman, William Potts, an air-gunner.(Letter from Mrs. I. Edmonds).
4. There were proposals to try and resite this in a local church, but these fell through and the propellor and photograph will remain at Cramlington ATC HQ
5. A new plaque was erected in its place in 2007. See Cramlington C60.06 C60.06
6. Pilot Officer Taylor’s rank is incorrect. He was a Sergeant Pilot. This was corrected on the new plaque
7. The last photo shown here, sent in by Lesley Gillis, was taken about 1955. It shows the memorial in its original position. Standing beside it is her father, Sgt. William (Bill) Gillis. He became a civilian instructor then Warrant Officer at Seaton Delaval, then went on to be Squadron Commander at 404 Squadron in Morpeth.
2. The plaque has since been covered in gold paint with the letters done in black
3. “As a teenager my brother joined the Air Training Corps in Seaton Delaval. I can recall that my parents attended a Remembrance Day service at the Drill Hall in November 1953 when a small memorial propeller was dedicated to former members. Among those named were my brother and another local airman, William Potts, an air-gunner.(Letter from Mrs. I. Edmonds).
4. There were proposals to try and resite this in a local church, but these fell through and the propellor and photograph will remain at Cramlington ATC HQ
5. A new plaque was erected in its place in 2007. See Cramlington C60.06 C60.06
6. Pilot Officer Taylor’s rank is incorrect. He was a Sergeant Pilot. This was corrected on the new plaque
7. The last photo shown here, sent in by Lesley Gillis, was taken about 1955. It shows the memorial in its original position. Standing beside it is her father, Sgt. William (Bill) Gillis. He became a civilian instructor then Warrant Officer at Seaton Delaval, then went on to be Squadron Commander at 404 Squadron in Morpeth.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos of the propeller and plaque in 2003: J. Brown
Cramlington ATC HQ photograph of the memorial in its original condition
Blyth News Jan 1943 reports Angus McC.F. Taylor gaining his flying wings, and Oct. 1943 reports his death in an air accident.
Source of quotation:
“At the going down of the sun . . .” For the Fallen Lawrence Binyon.
Cramlington ATC HQ photograph of the memorial in its original condition
Blyth News Jan 1943 reports Angus McC.F. Taylor gaining his flying wings, and Oct. 1943 reports his death in an air accident.
Source of quotation:
“At the going down of the sun . . .” For the Fallen Lawrence Binyon.
Research acknowledgements
Mrs. I. Edmonds; Flt.Lt. F. Lee, 242 Sqdn., ATC.; George and Janet Brown
Research In Progress
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Propeller 1939-45 Air Training Corps (S7.09)
SEATON DELAVAL Outside Drill Hall
242 Blyth Squadron & 167 Seaton Delaval Squadron
Air Training Corps
Roll of Honour
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“At the going down of the sun and in
the morning we shall remember them.”
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Pilot/Officer McCrimmon Taylor Died 8th Oct. 1943
Sergeant/Pilot E. Ramsbotham Died 29th Apr. 1945
Sergeant/Navigator R. Todd Died 5th Mar. 1945
Sergeant/Rear Gunner T. Nainby Died 6th May 1944
Cadet J. Harbertson Died 16th Dec. 1945
NamesS7.09
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