Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- West Oxfordshire
- Town
- Chipping Norton
- County
- Oxfordshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 31518
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Current location
Church Street
Chipping Norton
West Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire
OX7 5NT
England
OS Grid Ref: SP 31243 27291
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- A rectangular metal Plaque mounted on the wall of a house. The dedication is written in raised white lettering on a blue background, the names are listed in two columns.
- Inscription
- IN MEMORY OF THE AIRCREWS WHO DIED HERE/ & NEARBY AFTER A NIGHT FLYING ACCIDENT/ 21ST AUGUST 1942/ (8 Names)/ PER ARDUA AD ASTRA
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Boxwell, N F
Downs, E
Gilliard, E
Haynes, M
Henderson, A M
O'brien, P
Rankin, J M
Stillwell, A W
See details for all 8 names - Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 8
Served and returned: 0
Died: 8
Exact count: no
Information shown: Surname, forename, rank, regiment.
Order of information: Surname.
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Memorial
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Undefined
- Memorial
- 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
- Oxford Mail 21st September 2009 Memory Lane
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