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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Stockport
- Town
- Romiley
- County
- Greater Manchester
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 10698
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Current location
St Chad's Church
Church Lane
Romiley
Stockport
Greater Manchester
SK6 4AA
England
OS Grid Ref: SJ 94150 90673
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Rectangular board with RAF badge at top.
- Inscription
- IN PROUD & LOVING MEMORY OF/ SIGURD EDGAR HEDIN/ DFM RAFVR/ SGT NAVIGATOR, BOMBER COMMAND BORN 17th OCT 1919/ KILLED ON OPERATIONS FROM MALTA/ 11th DECEMBER 1941 AND BURIED AT ARGOSTOLI/ ISLE OF CEPHALONIA GREECE/ Animo et fide
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Hedin, Sigurd Edgar
See details - Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,rank, date of death,service, forenames, date of birth, place of death, place of burial, manner of death, decorations
Order of information: Undefined
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Board
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood - Oak
- Board
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.
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