Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Staffordshire Moorlands
Town
Leek
County
Staffordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: October 1990
    Attended by: AIR CHIEF MARSHAL SIR MICHAEL KNIGHT
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
13695

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Current location

St Edward the Confessor Church
Church Steeet
Leek
Staffordshire Moorlands
Staffordshire
ST13 5HJ
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 98328 56631
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
BADGES OF ALLIED AND (CURRENT) GERMAN AIR FORCES.
Inscription
Left panel - Dedicated to the USAAF/ aircrews who gave their lives/in flying accidents in the Leek/area during the Second /World War/"into thy hands oh Lord" Centre panel - Dedicated to the RAF and Commonwealth air crews who gave their lives in/ flying accidents in the Leek area during the Second World War Right panel -Shot down in combat over Leek/during the night of 7th May 1941/"in fellowship death we/come before our creator"
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 84
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 84
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: date of accident/ rank /unit
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Board
    Measurements: height 1299MM, width 1200MM
    Materials: Wood - Oak
Listing information
  • PARISH CHURCH OF ST EDWARD THE CONFESSOR
  • Grade II*
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Responsibility
CHURCH AND RAF ASSOCIATION
Reference
  • Intercom: Winter 2002/2003
  • Post and Times: 31 October 1990 pg 11

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