RAF Crew of Lancaster Bomber PB304

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Memorial details

Memorial type

Board / Plaque / Tablet

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

Second World War (1939-1945)

Maker

THOMAS TOPHAM (Designer)
PARK SPRING QUARRY (Builder)

Ceremony

Unveiled
Date: 30th July 1994
Attended by: R WHEATLEY
Unveiled
Date: 30th July 1994
Attended by: N JONES
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Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

15977

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Current location

Agecroft Cemetery
Langely Road
Agecroft
Salford
Greater Manchester
M6 6JP
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 80616 01509
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

Upright limestone tablet with black inscription. RAF Crest and motto at top centre.

Inscription

IN MEMORY OF / A ROYAL AIR FORCE CREW / (NAMES) / WHO LOST THEIR LIVES WHEN LANCASTER PB304 CRASHED / NEAR REGATTA STREET ON JULY 30TH 1944.

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Barnes, Raymond
Davenport, John Bruce Thornley
Lines, Peter
Reid, Harry
Singh, Mohand
Steele, John
Young, Arthur
See details for all 7 names

Commemorations

Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 7
Served and returned: 0
Died: 7
Exact count: yes
Information shown: rank, service, surname, initials of forenames, date of death
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Tablet
Measurements: height 900MM, width 600MM
Materials: Stone - Limestone

Listing information

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Condition

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Costs

Comments: The stone for the monument was donated by a quarry owner from Halifax called Tommy Topham

Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Responsibility

SALFORD CITY COUNCIL AND THE RAF ASSOCIATION

Reference

aircrashsites.co.uk/raf-crash-sites-1942-1945/013rrruse-2/

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