Billingham

BNTVA North East Branch Memorial
Garden of Remembrance, Billingham, Stockton On Tees, Cleveland, England
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The plaque is black granite with gilt lettering, saying;
BRITISH NUCLEAR TESTS VETERANS
ASSOCIATION NE ENGLAND
DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF
TEST VETERANS WHO HAVE DIED SINCE
THE BRITISH TESTS AT
MONTE BELLO, EMUFIELDS, MARALINGA
MALDEN ISLAND, CHRISTMAS ISLAND
1952 – 1962
“NOT FORGOTTEN”

The ex-BNTVA secretary, Shelia Gray, had a lot to do with the memorial in Billingham. Her late husband, Frank, died in 1992 from cancer. He had served at Operation Hurricane 1952. The pair were founding members of the BNTVA in the early 80s. Shelia passed away in 2009.

Below are photos from the dedication ceremony 15th May 1999.