Memorial Details
Memorial
Chest Tate 1942 St. Aidan
Reference
S86.074
Place
SOUTH SHIELDS
Map ref
NZ 361678
Original Location
St.Aidan's Church (demolished)
Present Location
St. Stephen's Church, Mile End Road.
Which war
1939-45
Memorial Description
Linen chest, elaborately decorated with trees and flowers in bronze on the corners. There is a plaque 4 inches high x 7 inches (102mm x 178mm) wide on the top bearing the dedication.
Materials used
Wood chest, bronze decoration, brass plaque.
Inscription
and in Memory of my dear wife
GLADYS JOSEPHINE TATE aged 33
who lost her life at the hands of the
Japanese in the evacuation of Singapore
Feb. 13th 1942
God give her rest and peace
Names
See above
Who commissioned
Mr. Tate (husband)
Notes
1. If the plaque is 7 inches long, the chest is calculated to be about 18 inches high x 3 feet 6 inches long x 18 inches deep.
2. Michael Pether tells us that Gladys Tate was evacuated from Singapore just before it surrendered to the Japanese on the ‘SS Kuala’ which was sunk. She made it to shore on an uninhabited Pom Pong island, to be picked up a few days later by the ‘SS Tandjong Pinang’ and lost her life when that ship was sunk.
Mr. Pether sent a comprehensive paper that told the story of this vessel which is attached below.
2. Michael Pether tells us that Gladys Tate was evacuated from Singapore just before it surrendered to the Japanese on the ‘SS Kuala’ which was sunk. She made it to shore on an uninhabited Pom Pong island, to be picked up a few days later by the ‘SS Tandjong Pinang’ and lost her life when that ship was sunk.
Mr. Pether sent a comprehensive paper that told the story of this vessel which is attached below.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: C. Sanders; Simon Raine
The Monumental Brasses of County Durham William Lack, H. Martin Stuchfield and Philip Whittemore 2002 ISBN 095 4327101
The Monumental Brasses of County Durham William Lack, H. Martin Stuchfield and Philip Whittemore 2002 ISBN 095 4327101
External web link
Additional Research documents (click to download)
Research acknowledgements
C. Sanders; Dorothy Hall; Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale; James Pasby
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