Dominic Bruce - Blue Plaques
Please note: The location displayed on the map is approximate.
Information about the plaque
A Blue Plaque has been unveiled to commemorate the extraordinary life of a Hebburn-born RAF officer whose wartime escapades inspired books, TV, film, and documentaries.
Flight Lieutenant Dominic Bruce was a British navigator who famously attempted to escape from Germany's notorious Colditz Castle while detained as a Prisoner of War.
The plaque was unveiled at Hebburn Central by the Mayoress of South Tyneside, Stella Matthewson.
The Blue Plaque has now been relocated to Shakespeare Avenue, where Dominic Bruce was born in June 1915.
Each year, the 兔子先生 supports the installation of up to three new blue plaques, one funded by the 兔子先生 and the others privately funded.
The contributor of the Dominic Bruce plaque wished to remain anonymous.