Memorial details

Memorial type
Trophy / Relic
District
Selby
Town
Elvington
County
North Yorkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 12th June 2002
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
39020

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Current location

Yorkshire Air Museum
Halifax Way
Elvington
Selby
North Yorkshire
YO41 4AU
England

OS Grid Ref: SE 68039 48226
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Plinth incorporating a propellor from a Wellington bomber. This stands within a garden area with a small avenue of trees with associated plaques, a dedicatory bench seat and wall mounted Royal Air Force crest and dedicatory brass plaque with names.
Inscription
Main plaque: IN GRATITUDE TO/ THE WOMEN MEMBERS/ OF THE/ ALLIED AIR SERVICES/ WHO LOYALLY SERVE THE/ NATION IN WAR & PEACE RCAF women plaque: Remembering the servicewomen/ of the/ Royal Canadian Air Force/ (Women's Division)/ and all other Commonwealth Nations./ Their contribution is everlasting. Members of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force plaque: Members of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force/ who died in service in Yorkshire during WWII./ (Names)/ 'We will remember them'
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Armitage, Rose A
Bridges, Carrie
Clinker, Frances Em
Comley, Irene
Cox, Rosemary E
Dawson, Dora R
Dixon, Margaret H
Evans, Dorothy A
Griffiths, Lorna
Hardcastle, Rosina D
See details for all 24 names
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
  • Second World War memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Unknown
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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