Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Thanet
Town
Manston
County
Kent
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
100795

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Current location

In the main museum building
Spitfire & Hurricane Memorial Museum
Manston Road
Manston
Thanet
Kent
CT12 5DF
England

OS Grid Ref: TR 33356 66568
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
A plaque commemorating the deaths of the subjects and circumstances of their death, along with a propeller believed to have belonged to their crashed aircraft plus information boards regarding that recovery and the type of aircraft. The plaque includes an outline of a Bristol Blenheim above the inscription and below the crests of the City of London Auxiliary Air Force and the City of London.
Inscription
MEMORIA IN AETERNA/ THIS TABLET IS DEDICATED TO THE PILOT AND CREW OF BLENHEIM L8665/ BASED AT MANSTON WHO DIED AT 11.55AM ON THE 8TH AUGUST 1940/ DURING THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN. WHEN THEIR AIRCRAFT WAS ATTACKED AND SET ON FIRE, THE PILOT DELIBERATELY STEERED THE BURNING/ AIRCRAFT AWAY FROM THE TOWN CENTRE TO PREVENT CIVILIAN CASUALTIES AND ALL WERE KILLED WHEN/ THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO THE SEA BEYOND THE ROYAL HARBOUR./ THE TOWNSPEOPLE OF RAMSGATE WILL REMEMBER FOREVER THEIR SUPREME SACRIFICE IN AVERTING/ A GREATER DISASTER./ FLYING OFFICER DENNIS NEVE BRICE DFC PILOT/ SERGEANT FRANCIS JOHN KEAST AIR GUNNER/ AC1 JOHN BENJAMIN WILLIAM WARREN RADAR OP/
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Grice Dfc, Dennis Neve
Keast, Francis John
Warren, John Benjamin
See details for all 3 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 3
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 3
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, name, date of death, place of death
    Order of information: As above
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: height c914mm, width c914mm
    Materials: Marble - Black
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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