George Stephenson Waddell-Methodist Church


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Reference WMO/280532

Address:

Methodist Church

Main Street

Otterburn

NE19 1NU

England

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Status: Unknown
Type: Non freestanding
Location: Internal
Setting: Attached to a building/structure
Description: Board/Plaque/ Tablet
Materials:
  • Metal Brass
  • Timber Timber (any)
Lettering: Inscribed on a plaque
Conflicts:
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
About the memorial: Brass Plaque on wooden pattress. There is a single line border. Lettering is in Roman capitals. The Church is now closed, and the current location of the memorial is unknown. Notes- 1. This is one of three identical plaques placed in all three churches in Otterburn- see WMO/280529 at the Parish Church and WMO/280533 at The Presbyterian Church. 2. G.S. Waddell was the only Otterburn person killed in the Second World war. 3. He was a pilot in the RAF, serving with 40 Squadron, which was based at Foggia, Italy, between December 1943 and October 1945, operating Wellington Mark 10 bombers. He was shot down over Budapest on a mission to lay mines in the River Danube on July 1st 1944. He is buried in Yugoslavia. 4. There is a headstone for him in the churchyard, which gives his rank as "Flight Lieutenant"; CWGC gives his rank as "Pilot Officer"
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TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN MEMORY OF / GEORGE STEPHENSON WADDELL / OF THIS VILLAGE / WHO GAVE HIS LIFE IN THE / SECOND WORLD WAR

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