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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Allegory (eg: Victory)
- District
- South Lakeland
- Town
- Brathay
- County
- Cumbria
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 3942
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Current location
Located on east wall near the door
Holy Trinity Church
Brathay
South Lakeland
Cumbria
LA22 9NE
England
OS Grid Ref: NY 36230 03295
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Statue of the Archangel St Michael standing on a serpant atop a wooden base with brass plaque below it.
- Inscription
- TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN MEMORY OF / GEORGE MICHAEL HOUGH AITCHISON / ROYAL ARTILLERY AIR OPERATIONS PILOT / ANZIO, ITALY / 19TH MAY, 1944
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Aitchison, George Michael Hough
See details - Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, forenames, date of death, regiment, place of death
Order of information: Undefined
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: depth 5 mm, height 140 mm, width 270 mm
Materials: Brass - Figure
Measurements: depth 120 mm, height 610 mm, width 170 mm
Materials: Ceramic
- Plaque
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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.
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