Pilot Officer W P H 'Robin' Rafter RAF

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Memorial details

Memorial type

Board / Plaque / Tablet

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

Second World War (1939-1945)

Ceremony

Dedicated
Date: 29 November 2002
Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries

Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

34320

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Current location

On the Crash Site
Kingswood
Maidstone
Kent
ME17 3PY
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 83821 50704
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

Tablet bearing Squadron Crest at top, set into stone.

Inscription

IN MEMORY OF/ PILOT OFFICER W.P.H. 'ROBIN' RAFTER/ AGED 19 YEARS/ WHO LOST HIS LIFE IN SPITFIRE P7449/ AT THIS SPOT ON/ 29TH NOVEMBER 1940/ ONE OF CHURCHILLS FEW/ MEMORIAL DEDICATED ON/ 29TH NOVEMBER 2002/ BY MR & MRS M. WOOD & FAMILY/ AND THE/ SHOREHAM AIRCRAFT MUSEUM KENT

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Rafter, W P H 'robin'
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Commemorations

Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: rank, surname, date of death, service, place of death, forenames, manner of death, age, additional
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Metal

Listing information

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Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Reference

www.bbm.org.uk/Rafter.htm
Magazine-Flypast- December 2002

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