Allied Airborne Forces

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Pillar / Column
District: Lincoln
Town: Lincoln
County: Lincolnshire
Country: England
Commemoration: Regimental Memorials
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 20277

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Current location

Within Memorial Garden
The Castle
Lincoln Castle
Castle Hill
Lincoln
Lincoln
Lincolnshire
LN1 3GA
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 97530 71850
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

Small column of polished granite. Tapered at top with inscription in gilt lettering. Single vertical line down front of column towards rhs. Gilt-coloured pegasus on front of column.

Inscription

IN COMMEMORATION OF ALL/ MEMBERS OF THE BRITISH/ AND ALLIED AIRBORNE FORCES/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM/ THEY WILL BE REMEMBERED

Inscription legible?

yes

Commemorations

Regimental Memorials
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: Undefined
Died: Undefined
Exact count: no
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Column
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Granite

Listing information

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Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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