Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Stone of remembrance
- District
- North Dorset
- Town
- Tarrant Rushton
- County
- Dorset
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945), Post-1945 war or conflict
- Ceremony
- Dedicated
Date: 06 June 1982
Attended by: Group Captain (Retd) The Rev D Coote - Unveiled
Date: 06th June 1982
Attended by: AIR VICE MARSHAL D PARRY-EVANS CBE - Show More (1)
- Dedicated
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 26745
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Current location
At entrance to the disused airfield known as Windy Corner in front of hanger
Tarrant Rushton
North Dorset
Dorset
DT11 8SB
England
OS Grid Ref: ST 95008 06152
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Free standing irregular rough hewn stone of remembrance with three separate brass plaque inset; two fixed to the northern aspect and one fixed to the western aspect. Stone of remembrance is set within a paved and walled area approximately 6.6m deep and 5.50m wide. Upper plaque has etched plan of airfield when it was operational, RAF crest and SOE (Special Operations Executive) badge, "Pegasus" the crest of all British and Commonwealth Airborne Forces representing the Parachute Regiment, Gliderpilot Regiment, Gliderborne Troops, 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion, SAS and supporting Corp Personnel. Polish Parachute Brigade wings, and the Bald Eagle badge of the USA 101st Airborne Division. Beneath this is a horse glider carved into the stone. Lower plaque has an etched profile of a Halifax towing a Hamilcar glider. On the reverse of the stone is a plaque featuring Royal Navy and Fleet Air Arm insignia.
- Inscription
- Plaque (north aspect): THIS MEMORIAL COMMEMORATES ALL WHO OPERATED/ FROM/ TARRANT RUSHTON AIRFIELD 1943 - 1980/ UNVEILED 6TH JUNE 1982 Plaque (north aspect): TO HONOUR ALL WHO SERVED/ WITH 298 AND 644 SQUADRONS R.A.F./ C SQUADRON GLIDER PILOT REGIMENT Plaque (west aspect): TO/ COMMEMORATE/ ROYAL NAVY AND FLEET AIR ARM/ PERSONNEL/ WHO SERVED ON THIS AIRFIELD/ 1943 - 1945
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined - Post-1945 war or conflict
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Plaques
Measurements: depth 300mm, width 450mm
Materials: Bronze, Brass - Stone of remembrance
Measurements: depth 640mm, height 1180mm, width 500mm
Materials: Stone
- Plaques
- 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
- TARRANT RUSHTON AIRFIELD MEMORIAL
- WMO ID: 97433
- Condition: Good [last updated on 11-12-2017]
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- Costs
Comments: Land was donated
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
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