Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque 1939-45 St. Mary
Reference
S133.02
Place
STAINDROP
Map ref
NZ 130206
Original Location
Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Front Street
Which war
1939-45
Memorial Description
Plaque 5 feet high x 2 feet wide with raised border. At top edge is a chevron design in half relief. At the bottom is a swirled pattern. The names are listed on the main panel, with above each name a regimental badge (see Notes below) raised in half relief and painted in full colour. There is a cross incised at the bottom. The lettering is Roman capitals.
Materials used
Stone
Inscription
In grateful / memory of / (names) who gave their / lives in the war / 1939-1945
Names
Notes
1. The badges are described as follows:
(a) H.M.S. Neptune, cruiser, launched 1933, sank in the Mediterranean 1941 with loss of 766 lives;
(b) H.M.S. Galatea, cruiser, launched 1934, sunk in the Mediterranean 1941 with loss of 470 lives;
(c) Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders;
(d) Royal Northumberland Fusiliers;
(e) R.A.F. for Aircraftsman 2nd Class Volunteer Reserve, who is buried in the local cemetery.
(f) Ship with seven oars intended to be Ulysses which represents the seven-man crew of a Lancaster bomber which sets sail when need arises. 626 squadron here, of Lancasters 1 and 111, was formed in 1943 at Wickenby in Lincolnshire and disbanded in 1945. Last three missions dropped supplies to the Dutch at Rotterdam, and brought back British POWs and British troops from Italy.
(a) H.M.S. Neptune, cruiser, launched 1933, sank in the Mediterranean 1941 with loss of 766 lives;
(b) H.M.S. Galatea, cruiser, launched 1934, sunk in the Mediterranean 1941 with loss of 470 lives;
(c) Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders;
(d) Royal Northumberland Fusiliers;
(e) R.A.F. for Aircraftsman 2nd Class Volunteer Reserve, who is buried in the local cemetery.
(f) Ship with seven oars intended to be Ulysses which represents the seven-man crew of a Lancaster bomber which sets sail when need arises. 626 squadron here, of Lancasters 1 and 111, was formed in 1943 at Wickenby in Lincolnshire and disbanded in 1945. Last three missions dropped supplies to the Dutch at Rotterdam, and brought back British POWs and British troops from Italy.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: C. Sanders; Simon Raine; Kevin Richardson; John and Mavis Dixon
External web link
Research acknowledgements
Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale; C. Sanders, John & Mavis Dixon; Kevin Richardson
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Plaque 1939-45 St. Mary (S133.02)
STAINDROP St. Mary’s Church
In grateful
memory of
(Badge: H.M.S.Neptune)
Leslie Cambrai Bowron
(Badge: H.M.S. Galatea)
Lancelot Fogg Elliot
(Badge: Princess Louise’s Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders)
Percival Forrest
(Badge: Royal Northumberland Fusiliers)
Arthur Henry Hodgson
(Badge: Royal Air Force)
John Cecil Hartley
(Badge: 626 Squadron, Royal Air Force)
George Stanley Lowson
who gave their
lives in the war
1939-1945
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NamesS133.02
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