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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Gravesham
Town
Gravesend
County
Kent
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
41019

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Current location

Cascades Leisure Centre
Thong Lane
Gravesend
Gravesham
Kent
DA12 4LG
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 67080 71730
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Rectangular wooden board fixed to the wall with a rectangular metal plaque with a depiction of the RAF badge to the left hand side. The right hand side gives details of the former Gravesend Airport and a list of the dead pilots who fought in 1940.
Inscription
THIS LEISURE FACILITY AND GROUNDS ARE PART OF THE EXTENSIONS TO THE FORMER GRAVESEND AIRPORT./ THIS PLAQUE REMEMBERS WITH HONOUR THE PILOTS FROM THE ROYAL AIR FORCE WHO, WHILST STATIONED HERE. GAVE THEIR LIVES DURING THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN FOUGHT BETWEEN 10TH JULY AND 31ST OCTOBER 1940./ 501 HURRICANE SQUADRON/ (NAMES)/ 66(F) SPITFIRE SQUADRON/ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 15
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 15
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank,regiment,place of death,forename
    Order of information: regiment
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Metal
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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