Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Stone of remembrance
- District
- Bournemouth
- Town
- Bournemouth
- County
- Dorset
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: Aug 2015
Attended by:
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 26405
Support IWM
Donate with
Any gift we receive makes a vital contribution to our ongoing work, from conserving our collection to supporting our public programme.
Current location
Merrick Park
Bournemouth
Bournemouth
Dorset
BH3 7AG
England
OS Grid Ref: SZ 08709 92655
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Rough hewn stone with metal plaque attached
- Inscription
- IN MEMORY OF/PILOT OFFICER CECIL HENRY HIGHT/SPITFIRE PILOT/WHO DIED IN ACTION/AT THIS LOCATION ON/15TH AUGUST 1940/MAY HE REST IN PEACE
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Hight, Cecil Henry
See details - Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forenames, place of death, date of death, rank, manner of death
Order of information: Undefined
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Stone of remembrance
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Metal
- Stone of remembrance
- 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
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- CWGC Entry-www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2690884/HIGHT, CECIL HENRY
- This England Magazine Spring 2016 page 68
This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.
This information is made available under a Creative Commons BY-NC licence.
This means you may reuse it for non-commercial purposes only and must attribute it to us using the following statement:
© WMR-26405
For queries, please contact [email protected].