Royal Air Force Tangmere Airmen

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Stone of remembrance
District: Chichester
Town: Tangmere
County: West Sussex
Country: England
Commemoration: 20th Century Wars (1900-1999), Regimental Memorials
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 16814

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Current location

In churchyard
St Andrew's Church
Church Lane
Tangmere
Chichester
West Sussex
PO20 2HA
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 90145 06169
Denomination: Church of England

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Description

Large smooth white stone with incised lettering. Badge of Royal Air Force Tangmere at the top of the inscription and a German Maltese cross below.

Inscription

RAF TANGMERE/ 1918 (crest) 1925-70/ LET US NOT FORGET/ THOSE AIRMEN OF THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AND GERMAN AIR/ FORCES WHO FELL FROM THE SKIES EITHER IN COMBAT OR BY/ ACCIDENT AND WHOSE GRAVE IS THE RESTLESS AND ETERNAL SEA/ MAY THEY REST IN PEACE (cross)

Inscription legible?

yes

Commemorations

20th Century Wars (1900-1999)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: no
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined
Regimental Memorials
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: no
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Memorial
Measurements: depth 100mm, height c900mm, width c2000mm
Materials: Stone - Portland

Listing information

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Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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