Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
East Lindsey
Town
Binbrook
County
Lincolnshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Non-Combat Deaths
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
20382

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Current location

North aisle wall
St Mary and St Gabriel Church
Louth Road
Binbrook
East Lindsey
Lincolnshire
LN8 6BY
England

OS Grid Ref: TF 21179 93940
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
A wall mounted wooden board with incised inscription and a single line border.
Inscription
IN MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE BINBROOK/ WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN AN AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT/ AT VERQUIERES, FRANCE, ON 30TH APRIL 1948/ ON THEIR RETURN FROM THE MIDDLE EAST/ (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Brittain, Douglas Graham
Dear, Ralph
Gilby, Alfred Thomas
Gillman, Ernest James
Hepplewhite, John
Lukins, Bernard Lincoln
Sleigh, Raymond
Sword, Harry
Townsend, Frederick William
Turner, Denis Godfrey
See details for all 11 names
Commemorations
  • Non-Combat Deaths
    Total names on memorial: 11
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 11
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forename, rank
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: depth 35mm, height 352mm, width 465mm
    Materials: Wood - Oak
Listing information
  • CHURCH OF ST MARY AND ST GABRIEL
  • Grade II
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Air Force Memorials of Lincolnshire 3rd edition by Ingham, Mike 19 Published:Midland Publishing Limited 1990 Leicester

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