"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." Lieut Commander C G Cuthbertson DSO, RNR, receiving the plaque from Dr H Gordon Browning.