Memorial details

Memorial type
Roll of honour or book of remembrance
District
West Lindsey
Town
Fiskerton
County
Lincolnshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), Mau Mau Uprising (1952-1960), First World War (1914-1918), Non-Combat Deaths
Ceremony
  • Presented
    Date: 24 April 1994
    Attended by: Former Service Personnel
  • Dedicated
    Date: 24 April 1994
    Attended by: UNKNOWN
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
20388

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Current location

South wall of the nave
St Clement of Rome Church
High Street
Fiskerton
West Lindsey
Lincolnshire
LN3 4ES
England

OS Grid Ref: TF 04821 71990
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
3rd Edition - Dark blue leather loose leaf binder with detail and the Squadron badge of 49 Squadron on the spine and cover. The book has 109 pages; containing lead and information pages, the names and details of those lost while serving with the Squadron on operations both in the World War years and other 20th Century campaigns. This 'New' Roll of Honour placed in 2012 - 3rd Edition, replaces the previous Light blue cover RoH - 2nd Edition, and has been updated with new information including the exact death date. 2nd Edition, archived - Desk top published book of 96 pages with light blue cover and 49 Bomber Squadron badge in colour.
Inscription
Cover: Roll of/ Honour/ 49 SQUADRON Lead page: 49 Squadron Association/ Roll of Honour 2012/ The original (20 plus years) research by our late chairman L J (Uncle Will) Hay DFC/ and later by our Honorary President, John Ward, was mainly obtained from the/ Operation Record Books (ORB's) which give the time of takeoff and landing but not/ the actual time of death. The dual dates (e.g. 02-03/01/44) were published in the first/ and second editions of the Squadron history, Beware Of The Dog At War, and copies/ of the original Roll of Honour./ Thanks to Malcolm Brooke, our Webmaster, the exact date of death has been obtained/ from every known gravestone and from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission/ records. These dates are incorporated into this copy./ 49 Squadron Association/ Website:- www.49squadron.co.uk/ Page 1: In memory of those who/ died while serving with/ 49 Squadron/ Royal Air Force/ 1916-1965/ Page 2: World War 1/ 1917-1918/ Pages 3-6: (Names)/ Page 7: United Kingdom/ 1938/ Page 8: (Names)/ Page 9: World War 2/ 1939-1945/ Pages 10-100: (Names)/ Page 101: United Kingdom/ 1952/ Page 102: (Names)/ Page 103: Kenya/ 1955/ Page 104: (Names)/ Page 105: Operation Grapple/ 1958/ Page 106: (Names)/ 2nd Edition Cover: They Died - That Freedom Might Live/ 2nd Edition Title Page: In memory of those who died/ while serving with/ 49 SQUADRON/ AT/ Scampton, Fiskerton and Fulbeck/ 1939-1945 (Names)/ We Will Remember Them/
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 1126
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1126
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forenames, rank, number, decorations, service, age, trade, date of death, place of burial
    Order of information: Surname, forenames
  • Mau Mau Uprising (1952-1960)
    Total names on memorial: 6
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 6
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forenames, rank, number, decorations, service, age, trade, date of death, place of burial
    Order of information: Surname, forenames
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 36
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 36
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forenames, rank, number, decorations, service, age, trade, date of death, place of burial
    Order of information: Surname
  • Non-Combat Deaths
    Total names on memorial: 10
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 10
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forenames, rank, number, decorations, service, age, trade, date of death, place of burial
    Order of information: Year, surname
Components
  • Book
    Measurements: depth 10mm, height 207mm, width 290mm
    Materials: Leather
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Air Force Memorials of Lincolnshire 3rd edition by Ingham, Mike p.32 Published:Midland Publishing Limited 1990 Leicester
  • Commonwealth War Graves Commission Kent Stevenson www.cwgc.org
  • Roll of Honour. (1993) Copy held in UKNIWM.

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