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11998


N Tyneside


Tynemouth, Sharpness Point, tank


Tynmouth


NZ36NE


Transport



Vehicle


Modern


C20


Destroyed Monument


A tank named 'Tynemouth' returned from Flanders, was placed at Sharpness Point and two field guns were placed in Northumberland Park on 21st June 1919. The tank was driven in procession from Tynemouth Station along Percy Park Road to Grand Parade. The tank and guns were first seen as patriotric trophies but by 1923 they were reviewed as eyesores and were removed. The tank was apparently sold for £20. {www.newmp.org.uk}.


371


699


NZ371699



North East War Memorials Project www.newmp.org.uk T36.13

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