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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Avenue / Tree or grove
- District
- Tandridge
- Town
- Godstone
- County
- Surrey
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 01st January 1944
Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries - Dedicated
Date: 01st January 1944
Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries - Show More (1)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 23844
Current location
Opposite the entrance to Postern Gate farm.
A22
Godstone
Tandridge
Surrey
RH9 8EL
England
OS Grid Ref: TQ 36480 49170
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- A large silver cedar tree with a plaque fastened to the trunk. Nearby are a seat with a dedicatory plaque and stone pilaster with an inscription.
- Inscription
- Plastic? plaque on tree: PILOT STANLEY ALLEN FENEMORE / 'ONE OF THE FEW' / KILLED IN ACTION ABOVE THIS CRASH SITE / IN HURRICANE NUMBER V6722 / AT 08:15 AM ON 15TH OCTOBER 1940 / DURING THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN / JUST 20 YEARS OLD // Seat: THIS SEAT WAS DONATED IN MEMORY OF A BATTLE OF BRITAIN PILOT / SERGEANT STANLEY ALLEN FENEMORE / 501 SQUADRON, SHOT DOWN - AGED 20 YEARS - IN HURRICANE V6722 / ON 15TH OCTOBER 1940 - POSTERN GATE FARM. GODSTONE - ONE OF THE FEW // Pilaster: BATTLE OF BRITAIN / THIS SILVER CEDAR TREE / WAS PLANTED IN MEMORY OF / SGT/PILOT S. A. FENEMORE / R.A.F. / KILLED HERE / 15 OCTOBER 1940 / AGED 20 //
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: rank, forenames, surname, squadron, manner of death, age at death, aircraft, date of death, place of death
Order of information: Undefined
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Tree
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood - Seat
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood - Pillar
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Concrete, Metal
- Tree
- 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
- History
- C 1976-91: SEAT REPLACED 1992: PILLAR SET UP IN FRONT OF TREE BY SGT FENEMORE'S SISTER
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- Battle of Britain Monument: www.bbm.org.uk/airmen/Fenemore.htm - accessed 27 August 2020
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