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
- 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
- 20th Century Wars (1900-1999)
- Components
- Memorial
Measurements: depth 100mm, height c900mm, width c2000mm
Materials: Stone - Portland
- Memorial
- 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
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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