Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Horsham
Town
West Grinstead
County
West Sussex
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
16721

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Current location

St George's Church
Steying Road (B2135)
West Grinstead
Horsham
West Sussex
RH13 8NF
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 17094 20684
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
WOOD BOARD WITH CARVED INSCRIPTION. IT FORMS THE TOP OF A BOOKCASE IN WHICH BOOKS ARE KEPT RAF WINGS AT THE TOP CENTRE OF THE BOARD
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD and IN LOVING MEMORY of / SERGT JOHN RAYMOND GRANTHAM : 218 Sqdn. ROYAL AIR FORCE. V.R. / KILLED IN ACTION 1st MAY 1944. AGED 19 YEARS. / BURIED AT POIX DE LA SOMME. FRANCE
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,place of burial,manner of death,age of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Board
    Measurements: height C 300MM, width C 1000MM
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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