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Memorial details

Memorial type

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

Second World War (1939-1945)

Ceremony

Unveiled
Date: 17th May 1987
Attended by: UNKNOWN

Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

20485

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Current location

Junction of B1191 and B1192. Previous site of the Royal Hotel.
Royal Gardens
Woodhall Spa
East Lindsey
Lincolnshire
LN10 6QL
England

OS Grid Ref: TF 193 631
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

Wall in the form of a breached dam, with 617 Squadron crest and dedication inscribed on the central sloping tablet, which forms the breach. Flanking this the wall represents the remaining dam, with three recesses each side forming the spillways. The names are inscribed on slate tablets, mounted inside the spillways.

Inscription

Wall, top: THEY DIED FOR/ YOUR FREEDOM Wall, left side: THIS MEMORIAL COMMEMORATES THE SACRIFICE OF/ 204 AIRCREW OF 617 'DAM BUSTER' SQUADRON RAF/ IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945/ ERECTED BY THEIR COMRADES AND DEDICATED/ ON THE 17TH MAY 1987 Tablet, central: THE DAMS 1943/ FORTRESS EUROPE 1943 - 1944/ NORMANDY 1944/ TIRPITZ 1944/ BISCAY PORTS 1944/ FRANCE AND GERMANY 1944 - 1945/ GERMAN PORTS 1945/ CHANNEL AND NORTH SEA 1944 - 1945/ 617 SQUADRON Tablets: (Names)

Inscription legible?

yes

Commemorations

Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 204
Served and returned: 0
Died: 204
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Tablets
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Slate - Westmoreland
Wall
Measurements: height 3050mm, width 6700mm
Materials: Stone - York

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

617 Squadron RAF - The Dambusters
WMO ID: 103570
Condition: Fair [last updated on 07-09-2017]
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History

2005: Complaints by RBL about the cleanliness of the memorial resulted in a promise of action by ELDC

Costs

Site: Free
Comments: ELDC donated the site.
Memorial: £20000

Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Responsibility

East Lindsey District Council

Reference

'Dumfries and Galloway', Intercom, Autumn 1999, p. 32.
Lincolnshire Echo, 30 August 1995 (13)
Air Force Memorials of Lincolnshire, 3rd edition, Mike Ingham (1990), pp. 58-59
dambustersblog.com/2010/11/11/new-617-squadron-memorial-at-woodhall-spa/
www.ww2talk.com/forum/war-air/34911-bomber-command-raf-woodhall-spa-617-sqn-memorial.html

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