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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Tamworth
Town
Tamworth
County
Staffordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
51246

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Current location

ON THE CHOIR STALLS
ST EDITHAS CHURCH
Church St
Tamworth
Tamworth
Staffordshire
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 220 030
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
PLAIN RECTANGULAR BRASS PLAQUE WITH INCISED INSCRIPTION IN BLACK LETTERING. BADGE OF THE RAF DEPICTED AT THE TOP CENTRE OF THE PLAQUE
Inscription
IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ THOMAS WILLIAM BRITTAIN/ SGT BOMBARDIER ROYAL AIR FORCE/ KILLED IN A FLYING ACCIDENT/ 7TH SEPTEMBER 1943, AGED 20 YEARS./ THERE'S A (...)
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 1
    Died: 1
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,forename,manner of death,age of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
  • CHURCH OF ST EDITHA
  • Grade I
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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