Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Chichester
Town
Stoughton
County
West Sussex
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 25th July 1997
    Attended by: Air Marshal Sir Frederick Sowery / Wlasnowolski family / Langmead family / Polish Air Force Association / Monsignor Tadeusz Kukla of the polish Cath List additional actions
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
40208

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Current location

On a bridleway between Stoughton and Kingley Vale
Stoughton
Chichester
West Sussex
PO19 9JQ
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 80382 11109
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Granite rough hewn pillar surmounted with grey slate tilted at 60 degrees facing the field where the plane crashed along with two granite benches. Small Polish eagle above the inscription.
Inscription
In this field, on 1st November 1940 / Pilot Officer Boleslaw Wlasnowolski V.M., K.W / Royal Air Force / 213 SQUADRON R.A.F. TANGMERE / (formerly of the Polish Air Force) / Died aged 23 when his "Hurricane" V7221 / crashed following aerial combat / with a German Me 109 / HE DIED DEFENDING BRITIAN, POLAND AND FREEDOM
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,manner of death,age of death,additional
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Pillar
    Measurements: depth 170mm, height 1310mm, width 300mm
    Materials: Granite
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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