Memorial Details
Memorial
Prayer desk and bench Douglas 1942 Christ Church
Reference
N34.66
Place
NORTH SHIELDS
Map ref
NZ 353686
Original Location
Christ Church. Preston Road / Albion Road.
Which war
1939-45
Memorial Description
Prayer desk and bench, very plain, approx 1.52m (5 feet) long to accommodate four people. The dedication is in cursive writing on a plaque affixed to the leg of the prayer desk.
Materials used
Oak
Inscription
Robert George Douglas
Signalman
Royal Navy
who was killed at sea
aged 25 years
in
H.M.S. Curacoa
October 1942
Names
See above
Notes
1. These items were made for the Seamen’s Chapel of St. Nicholas in 1952. The organ was removed from the chancel and put in the west gallery. The organ chamber was turner into the Seamen’s or Mariners’ Chapel.
2. Of H.M.S. Curacoa Michael Scott says on page 24. “This light cruiser of the Royal Navy was sliced in two by the ocean liner Queen Mary whilst on escort duty across the North Atlantic on 2nd October 1942. A total of 338 men were lost as the liner steamed away, afraid to stop in case it was spotted by u-boats.”
3. H.M.S. Curaçoa was an anti-aircraft ship of 4290 tons.
4. Signalman Douglas is remembered at North Shields on N34.58
2. Of H.M.S. Curacoa Michael Scott says on page 24. “This light cruiser of the Royal Navy was sliced in two by the ocean liner Queen Mary whilst on escort duty across the North Atlantic on 2nd October 1942. A total of 338 men were lost as the liner steamed away, afraid to stop in case it was spotted by u-boats.”
3. H.M.S. Curaçoa was an anti-aircraft ship of 4290 tons.
4. Signalman Douglas is remembered at North Shields on N34.58
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photo: M. Scott
British Vessels Lost at Sea 1939-45 First published by HMSO in 1947. Republished by Patrick Stephen ISBN 0 85059 267 4
British Vessels Lost at Sea 1939-45 First published by HMSO in 1947. Republished by Patrick Stephen ISBN 0 85059 267 4
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Research acknowledgements
Michael Scott
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