Memorial details

Memorial type
Window
District
Kettering
Town
Grafton Underwood
County
Northamptonshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 21st May 1983
    Attended by: UNKNOWN
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
14909

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Current location

St. James the Apostle Church
(Off Main Street)
Grafton Underwood
Kettering
Northamptonshire
NN14 3AA
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 92204 80226
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Stained glass window consisting of three main lights with image & six smaller lights above. Image of a B-17 bomber aircraft is across all three main lights. Left to right, in the smaller lights are crests of the 544th. 545th. squadrons, the American flag, the Union Jack & the crests of the 546th. & 547th. squadrons. Across the bottom are the white cliffs of Dover, Star of David & Celtic cross.
Inscription
THIS WINDOW IS DEDICATED BEFORE GOD IN REMEMBRANCE OF / THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR FREEDOM DURING WORLD WAR II / WHILE SERVING AT GRAFTON UNDERWOOD 1942-45, ESPECIALLY THOSE / MEMBERS OF THE 384TH BOMB GROUP (H) OF THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Window
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stained Glass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • EIGHTH AIR FORCE REMEMBERED by FOX, GEORGE H 56-7 Source: Image Library NIWM Published:ISO 1991 WESTMINSTER BRIDGE ROAD, LONDON
  • LIGHT PERPETUAL: AVIATORS' MEMORIAL WINDOWS by BEATY, DAVID 122-23 Source: Image Library NIWM Published:AIRLIFE PUBLISHING LTD 1995 101 LONGDEN ROAD, SHREWSBURY SY3 9EB

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