Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque HMS Kelly 1939-45 St. Cuthbert
Reference
H93.28
Place
HEBBURN ON TYNE
Map ref
NZ 307650
Original Location
St. Cuthbert’s Church, Argyle Street Hebburn NE31 1BP
Which war
1939-45
Memorial Description
Plain brass plaque 6 inches high x 12 inches wide (152mm x 304mm).
Vases 7 inches high base 4 inches wide (176mm x 102mm)
Vases 7 inches high base 4 inches wide (176mm x 102mm)
Materials used
Brass
Inscription
lives serving aboard H.M.S. Kelly
during the second World War
9th May 1940 in the North Sea
23rd May 1941 at the Battle of Crete
Rest eternal grant unto them O Lord
and let light perpetual shine upon them
Names
None
Notes
1. See also H93.01 and H93.13
2. This is mounted above the HMS Kelly Roll of Honour book, approximately 304mm above the display cabinet which contains the Book of Remembrance.
3. Near the top on either side are two silver vases each inscribed with “T.S. Kelly” is elaborate script.
4. H.M.S. Kelly suffered damage by torpedo in the North Sea. The 27 who died were buried at Hebburn. A further 121 were killed when the Kelly was sunk in the Battle of Crete.
2. This is mounted above the HMS Kelly Roll of Honour book, approximately 304mm above the display cabinet which contains the Book of Remembrance.
3. Near the top on either side are two silver vases each inscribed with “T.S. Kelly” is elaborate script.
4. H.M.S. Kelly suffered damage by torpedo in the North Sea. The 27 who died were buried at Hebburn. A further 121 were killed when the Kelly was sunk in the Battle of Crete.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: James Pasby
A Chronicle of St. Cuthbert's Church, Hebburn, 1872-1966. Alan James. (Durham County Record Office Ref: EP/HebSC 14/293
The Monumental Brasses of County Durham William Lack, H. Martin Stuchfield and Philip Whittemore 2002 ISBN 095 4327101
A Chronicle of St. Cuthbert's Church, Hebburn, 1872-1966. Alan James. (Durham County Record Office Ref: EP/HebSC 14/293
The Monumental Brasses of County Durham William Lack, H. Martin Stuchfield and Philip Whittemore 2002 ISBN 095 4327101
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Research acknowledgements
Dorothy Hall; James Pasby
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Plaque HMS Kelly 1939-45 St. Cuthbert (H93.28)
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