"Pershore Presents Plaque To HMS Scimitar on Her 25th Birthday. 5 May 1943, Liverpool, HMS Scimitar's 25 Years Gallant Service With the Royal Navy Was Recognised by a Ceremony on 5 May, When a Plaque Bearing the Arms of the District of Pershore, Worcestershire Was Handed Over To the Ship by Leading Citizens of Pershore Who Have Adopted the Destroyer. the Presentation Was Made by Dr H Gordon Browning, Chairman of the Pershore Warships Week Committee and Was Received on Behalf of HMS Scimitar by Her Commanding Officer, Lieut Commander C G Cuthbertson, Dso, Rnr." Members of the crew of HMS SCIMITAR, and the representatives of the District of Pershore, watching the presentation on the quarterdeck of HMS SCIMITAR.