Pilot Officer C W Panton

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Avenue / Tree or grove
District: East Lindsey
Town: East Kirkby, near Spilsby
County: Lincolnshire
Country: England
Commemoration: Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 20355

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Current location

Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre
East Kirkby
near Spilsby
East Lindsey
Lincolnshire
PE23 4DE
England

OS Grid Ref: TF 33803 62155
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

Tree with associated silver plaque. Also part of the memorial is the Lancaster Bomber NX211 which is being restored in his memory, by his brothers Fred and Harold

Inscription

IN MEMORY OF/ THIS TREE COMMEMORATES/ P/O CHRISTOPHER WHITTON PANTON/ WHO WAS LOST ON THE NUREMBERG RAID/ ON 30/31 MARCH 1944/ 433 SQN

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Panton, Christopher Whitton
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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, place of death, forenames ,manner of death
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Metal
Tree
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Undefined

Listing information

This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
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Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Sponsorship

Private

Reference

For much more on this story and the story of Pilot Officer Panton, see 'This England' Magazine, Autumn 2017 edition, pages 28-31
CWGC Citation-www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2102744/panton,-christopher-witton/
www.lincsaviation.co.uk/

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