Memorial Details
Memorial
Roll of Honour 3rd Recce 1939-45 St. Joseph R.C.
Reference
B127.04
Place
BIRTLEY
Map ref
NZ 272560
Original Location
St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church, Birtley Lane.
Which war
1939-45
Memorial Description
Roll of Honour, comprised of four separate pieces chained to hang below one another. At top is a triangular board bearing the badge of the Reconnaissance Corps raised in half relief. Below this is a white painted board shaped to look like a scroll bearing the title.
This is followed by a square white painted board on which the names are hand painted in two columns, listed under the cemetery in which they are buried. At the bottom is another scroll shaped white painted board bearing the dedication.
This is followed by a square white painted board on which the names are hand painted in two columns, listed under the cemetery in which they are buried. At the bottom is another scroll shaped white painted board bearing the dedication.
Materials used
Wood
Inscription
On second board:
3rd Reconnaissance Regiment 8th R.N.F.
Roll of Honour
On bottom board:
In memory of our comrades of
Third Reconnaissance Regiment who
fell in the Battle of Normandy 1944
Dona Eis Requiem Sempiternam.
Roll of Honour
Third Reconnaissance Regiment who
fell in the Battle of Normandy 1944
Dona Eis Requiem Sempiternam.
Names
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
The name “J. Riley” is at the bottom.
Notes
1. “January 2000 - Father Duffy the priest at St. Joseph said that this memorial was put up by Joe Riley, a parishioner from Ouston.” (Dorothy Hall)
2. To see the Book of Remembrance for this memorial, follow the link below.
2. To see the Book of Remembrance for this memorial, follow the link below.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: Ron Carson; Dorothy Hall
Source of quotation
“Dona eis requiem sempiternam” (Grant them eternal rest) Latin Mass for the Dead
Source of quotation
“Dona eis requiem sempiternam” (Grant them eternal rest) Latin Mass for the Dead
External web link
Additional Research documents (click to download)
Research acknowledgements
Ron Carson; Errol Broomfield; Dorothy Hall
Research In Progress
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Roll of Honour 3rd Recce 1939-45 St. Joseph R.C. (B127.04)
BIRTLEY St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church
Top plaque
Badge
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Second plaque
3rd Reconnaissance Regiment 8th R.N.F
Roll of Honour
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Third Plaque
St. Charles de Percy War Cemetery Bayeux War Cemetery
92700 Maj. Peter Hunter Gaskell 15/8/44 4272916 Sgt. Thomas Wilkinson 15/8/44
4273393 Tpr. James William Opie 10/8/44 2616706 Sgt. Samuel Smith 6/8/44
1458639 Tpr. Lawrence Smith 15/8/44 10601491 Tpr. H.J. Humphries 4/8/44
4273675 Tpr. Dennis Ward 10/8/44 14237398 Tpr. W.J. Jeffries 11/8/44
10601901 Tpr. Harold Storah 15/8/44 4273442 Tpr. R.W. Oliver 6/8/44
4395450 Tpr. Arthur Wilkinson 15/8/44 4273700 Tpr. A. Pearson 6/8/44
2653961 L/Sgt. J.E. Webster 15/8/44 6915547 Tpr. F.H. Rigg 23/8/44
4278673 Tpr. James N. Nicholson 6/8/44 14312070 Tpr. R. Tiffin 6/8/44
4695004 Tpr. John E. Hird 6/8/44 14302992 Tpr. J.A. Jowett 7/8/44
1422112 Tpr. Percy Wheeler 10/8/44
4273438 Tpr. Andrew Smith 6/8/44 Ranville War Cemetery
6470926 Tpr. James Cambridge 15/8/44 6916995 Sgt. J.J. Kelly 9/7/44
4273303 Sgt. Ralph R. Brown 10/8/44 3443179 Tpr. T. Boyston 9/7/44
6352429 Tpr. A.J. Starkey 15/8/44 10601810 Tpr. R. Cooper 23/7/44
Tpr. A. Blyth 15/8/44 13021650 Tpr. L. Deville 27/7/44
Sgt. R.E. Bennett 15/8/44 14262792 Tpr. M.C. Donlom 23/7/44
14238427 Tpr. T.W.C. Carter 10/8/44 4278976 Tpr. T. Robinson 19/7/44
10601892 Tpr. J.R. Sellars 19/7/44
Hermaville War Cemetery 3321119 Tpr. J. Whitaker 23/7/44
3457723 Cpl. A.M. Rennie 7/6/44 4081212 Tpr. C. Williams 19/7/44
4332730 Tpr. C. Plowman 2/7/44
Ryes War Cemetery
La Delivrande War Cemetery, Douvres 10603029 L/Cpl R.D. Leslie 08/7/44
4275149 Sgt. Samuel Brydon 25/6/44
2614188 Sgt. Ronald E. Vernon 28/6/44 Tinchenbray Communal Cemetery
6914862 L/Cpl. Leonard W. Heard 3/7/44 5827335 Tpr. Basil D. Robinson 15/8/44
6848505 Tpr. Harold Morton 13/7/44
6847830 Cpl. F. Tew 22/7/44
1439275 Tpr. J. Wright 10/7/44
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Bottom plaque
In memory of our comrades of
Third Reconnaissance Regiment who
fell in the Battle of Normandy 1944
Dona Eis Requiem Sempiternam.
NamesB127.04
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