Royal Air Force Tangmere Memorial Stone

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Memorial details

Memorial type

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)

Ceremony

Unveiled
Date: 1976
Attended by: Unknown

Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

40209

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Current location

At the junction of Church Lane and Tangmere Road
Church Lane
Tangmere
Chichester
West Sussex
PO20 2EZ
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 90409 06205
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

Small headstone shaped memorial stone. An embossed crest of Royal Air Force Tangmere above an incised inscription.

Inscription

(crest)/ THIS STONE/ ERECTED BY LOCAL SUBSCRIPTION/ IN 1976 COMMEMORATES/ TANGMERE AIRFIELD/ FAMOUS IN TWO WORLD WARS/ AND IN the FOREFRONT of/ the BATTLE of BRITAIN 1940/ IT WAS MANNED BY/ ROYAL AIR FORCE SQUADRONS/ WHOSE VALIANT MEMORY/ IS RECORDED FOR ALL TO SEE AT THE/ CHURCH OF ST ANDREW TANGMERE

Inscription legible?

yes

Commemorations

Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined
First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Memorial
Measurements: depth 90mm, height 1050mm, width 700mm
Materials: Stone

Listing information

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Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Sponsorship

Public

Responsibility

The grass area is maintained by the local council

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