
Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Trophy / Relic
- District
- South Lakeland
- Town
- between Cockley Beck & Little Langdale
- County
- Cumbria
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Maker
- Gordon Greaves Slate Ltd (Makers)
- Ceremony
- Dedicated
Date: 11 Nov 2005
Attended by: Revd Mark East
- Dedicated
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 13028
Support IWM
Any gift we receive makes a vital contribution to our ongoing work, from conserving our collection to supporting our public programme.
Current location
1 1/2 miles SW of Wrynose Pass
Mountain summit
South of the Three Shire Stone on Wrynose Pass
between Cockley Beck & Little Langdale
South Lakeland
Cumbria
LA20 6EG
England
OS Grid Ref: NY 27226 00833
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- A rough cairn made of local stones and wreckage of the aircraft undercarriage topped by a wooden cross with a small metal plaque with a badge on the cross.
- Inscription
- Metal Plaque-HALIFAX BOMBER/LL 505-‘S’ FOR SUGAR/RCAF/OCTOBER 22, 1944 Slate Plaque-In Memory of/8 Crew Members of Halifaz LL505/From No. 1659 HCU Topcliffe/who lost their lives on this site/on 22nd October 1944/[names]/RIP
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Bell, Fa
Ferguson, Wb
Johnston, Ja
Pyche, He
Riddoch, D
Titt, Df
Whitley, Rn
Whittingstall, Cg
See details for all 8 names - Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 8
Served and returned: 0
Died: 8
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, initials of forenames, rank, date of death, manner of death, rank, service, age
Order of information: rank
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Cross
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood - Mahogany - Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Slate
- Cross
- 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
- History
- 2005- Gordon Greaves Slate Ltd provided new slate plaque to replace the old metal one 2014-Cairn rebuilt by Gordon Greaves Slate Ltd (of Windermere), Paul Sykes and Andrew Denley and replacement Mahogany cross installed
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Private
Details: By Gordon Greaves Slate Ltd - Reference
- BRITAIN'S AVIATION MEMORIALS & MEMENTOES by SMITH, DAVID J 59 Source: Image Library IWM Published:PATRICK STEPHENS LIMITED 1992 SPARKFORD
- Cumbria Magazine page 89, November 2016, has 2 photographs
- www.28dayslater.co.uk/handley-page-halifax-ll505-fd-s-great-carrs-a-coniston-april-2014.t89465 (for up to date photographs)
- www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/news/11559565.Memorial_at_Great_Carrs_crash_site_is_restored/
- www.aircrashsites-scotland.co.uk/halifax_great-carrs.htm
- A Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells by AW Wainwright Book 4, great Carrs chapter
- Cumbria Magazine page 41, February 2014. Also has a photograph
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.
This information is made available under a Creative Commons BY-NC licence.
This means you may reuse it for non-commercial purposes only and must attribute it to us using the following statement:
© WMR-13028
For queries, please contact [email protected].