Memorial details

Memorial type
Stone of remembrance
District
Newark And Sherwood
Town
Farnsfield
County
Nottinghamshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 06th July 1994
    Attended by: AIR MARSHAL SIR JOHN CURTISS
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
32217

Support IWM

Donate with Just Giving

Any gift we receive makes a vital contribution to our ongoing work, from conserving our collection to supporting our public programme.

Current location

AT THE BASE OF RIDDINGS HILL
Riddings Hill Lane
Farnsfield
Newark And Sherwood
Nottinghamshire
NG22 8GN
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 64371 55411
Denomination: Undefined

View location on Google Maps
Description
BRICK BASE SURMOUNTED BY STONE PLINTH AND TAPERING STONE OF REMEMBRANCE. INCISED INSCRIPTION ON THE 6 O'CLOCK FACE OF THE STONE AND PLINTH SQUADRON CREST CARVED IN RELIEF AT THE TOP OF THE STONE OF REMEMBRANCE. 300 TREES WERE PLANTED IN THE AREA AND THE LAND WAS ENCLOSED BY A FENCE The commemorative plaque with biographical details of the crew, is in the parish church.
Inscription
THIS STONE PAYS TRIBUTE/ TO THE CREW OF HALIFAX/ BOMBER MZ519 LK-U OF/ 678 SQUADRON WHO DIED/ HERE ON 6TH JULY 1944/ RETURNING FROM/ OPERATIONS/ (NAMES)/ 'LEST WE FORGET'/ ERECTED BY FRIENDS, RELATIVES/ AND VILLAGERS OF FARNSFIELD/ TO COMMEMORATE THE 50TH/ ANNIVERSARY
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Godin, J J
Hill, T A
Leatham, L G
Parfitt, R
Pitts, T F
Rolph, R A
Turnidge, B G
See details for all 7 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 7
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 7
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,regiment
    Order of information: rank,regiment
Components
  • Base
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brick
  • Second World War memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Costs

Site: C £10,000

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: FOR THE UPKEEP OF THE MEMORIAL
Sponsorship
Public
Responsibility
FARNSFIELD HALIFAX BOMBER MEMORIAL TRUST

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-32217

For queries, please contact [email protected].