Memorial details

Memorial type
Wall
District
Croydon
Town
Kenley
County
Greater London
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 19th August 2000
    Attended by: AIR CHIEF MARSHAL SIR ANTHONY BAGNALL KCB OBE ADC FRAES RAF
  • Dedicated
    Date: 19th August 2000
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
38916

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Current location

Within the area of an old blast pen on Kenley Common next to the airfield
Hayes Lane
Kenley
Croydon
Greater London
CR8 5YG
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 32539 57695
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
WALL IN THE FORM OF AN OPEN BOOK WITH DEDICATORY INSCRIPTION IN THE CENTRE AND SQUADRON DETAILS ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT HAND SIDES CARVED RELIEF FIGURE OF A PILOT FLANKED BY A MALE AND FEMALE GROUND CREW IN THE CENTRE PANEL. CARVED RAF WINGS WITH KING'S CROWN BELOW IT AT THE TOP OF THE LEFT PANEL. CARVED RAF WINGS WITH THE QUEEN'S CROWN BELOW IT AT THE TOP OF THE RIGHT HAND PANEL
Inscription
CENTRE PANEL: RAF KENLEY TRIBUTE/ IN/ HONOUR OF ALL PERSONNEL WHO SERVED HERE/ 1917 - 1959/ "NEVER IN THE FIELD OF HUMAN CONFLICT/ WAS SO MUCH OWED BY SO MANY TO SO FEW"/ SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL 1940 LEFT AND RIGHT PANELS: (SQUADRONS AND DATES) STEP: UNVEILED BY/ AIR CHIEF MARSHAL SIR ANTHONY BAGNALL/ KCB OBE FRAES RAF/ 19TH AUGUST 2000
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
  • Stone of remembrance
    Measurements: height 2000MM, width 5400MM
    Materials: Stone - Portland
Listing information
Condition
Costs

Site: £32000

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Corporate,private,public,other
Responsibility
RAF KENLEY TRIBUTE COMMITTEE
Reference
  • Air Mail - Journal of the Royal Air Forces Association 5/Jan-Mar 2001 Oct-Dec. 2001
  • Local Publication/Booklet Aeroplane Nov. 2000
  • Local Publication/Booklet Peter Flint: 'RAF Kenley'
  • War Memorials Trust WM201 www.warmemorials.org/search-grants/?gID=401

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