Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Barnet
Town
Hendon
County
Greater London
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War - civilians
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 12th July 1986
    Attended by: Unknown
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
47863

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Current location

Inside historic hangar H5
RAF Museum London
Grahame Park Way
Hendon
Barnet
Greater London
NW9 5LL
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 22020 90320
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Black rectangular cast metal plaque showing (in relief) two civilians helping an injured airman to escape capture after baling-out over Europe. Background shows searchlights illuminating a bomber, a parachute and the badge of the Royal Air Force Escaping Society. At the bottom a lengthy dedication comprising six lines of upper case letters runs across the width of the plaque.
Inscription
ON THE 21ST JUNE 1981 THIS PLAQUE WAS DEDICATED TO THE COUNTLESS BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN OF ENEMY OCCUPIED TERRITORIES WHO, DURING/WORLD WAR II (1939 -1945) WITHOUT THOUGHT OF DANGER TO THEMSELVES, HELPED 2803 MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE AND COMMONWEALTH/AIR FORCES TO ESCAPE AND RETURN TO THIS COUNTRY AND SO CONTINUE THE STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM. MANY PAID WITH THEIR LIVES, MANY MORE/ENDURED THE DEGRADATION OF CONCENTRATION CAMPS. THEIR NAMES ARE REMEMBERED IN EQUAL HONOUR WITH THOSE WHO WERE SPARED/TO FIGHT A LONGER BATTLE. TO MARK ITS DEBT OF GRATITUDE THE ROYAL AIR FORCES ESCAPING SOCIETY ERECTED THIS MEMORIAL AS A /LASTING TRIBUTE AND ALSO TO SERVE AS AN INSPIRATION TO FUTURE GENERATIONS.
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Second World War - civilians
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Details: Bomber Command Association

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