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Memorial details

Memorial type
Painting / Print
District
Kettering
Town
Kettering
County
Northamptonshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 1979
    Attended by: UNKNOWN
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
37412

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Current location

ST EDWARD RC CHURCH
London Rd
Kettering
Kettering
Northamptonshire
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 870 780
Denomination: Roman Catholic

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Description
FRAMED SET OF SKETCHES OF LOCAL SITES
Inscription
A GIFT TO THE 384TH BMB GROUP INC. FROM THE/ CONGREGATION OF KETTERING PARISH CHURCH,/ ENGLAND. IT IS A TOKEN OF FRIENDSHIP AND/ HIGH ESTEEM AND AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THE/ GROUP'S GIFT TO THE CHURCH OF A PLAQUE TO BE/ PLACED WITH THE STATUE OF ST CHRISTOPHER GIVEN/ TO THE CHURCH IN 1945 WHEN THE BOMB GROUP LEFT/ THEIR BASE AT GRAFTON UNDERWOOD/ MAY 13TH 1979/ THE FOLOWING CAPTION WAS WITH THE/ PICTURE WHEN IT WAS EXHIBITED IN THE/ KETTERING PUBLIC LIBRARY PRIOR TO THE/ PRESENTATION./ THIS PICTURE, PAINTED BY YVONNE WORTHINGTON/ IS TO BE PRESENTED ON MAY 13TH TO VISITING/ AMERICANS WHO, DURING THE LAST WAR, SERVED WITH/ THE U.S.A.F. AT GRAFTON UNDERWOOD. THE PRESENTATION/ WILL TAKE PLACE DURING A SERVICE OF COMMEMORATION/ AND THANKSGIVING FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO THE WAR/ EFFORT AND IN THE PRESENCE OF HER ROYAL HIGHNESS,/ PRINCESS ALICE, DUCHESS OF GLOUCESTER
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Painting
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Unknown
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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