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Memorial details

Memorial type

Serviceman / Servicewoman

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

Second World War (1939-1945)

Ceremony

Unveiled
Date: 14 May 2003
Attended by: HRH THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH

Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

53106

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Current location

In the Bomber Command Hall
RAF Museum London
Grahame Park Way
Hendon
Barnet
Greater London
NW9 SLL
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 22020 90320
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

Sculptured figure of an RAF airman dragging a sledge on a forced march; plinth bears badge of the RAF and inscription incised in gilded lettering.

Inscription

Side 1-THE LONG MARCH Side 2-ERECTED BY THE ROYAL AIR FORCES EX-PRISONERS OF WAR ASSOCIATION AND DEDICATED/TO THE MEMORY OF PRISONERS OF WAR OF THE RAF, ALLIED AND COMMONWEALTH AIR FORCES./THIS MEMORIAL REPRESENTS AIR FORCES PRISONERS OF WAR TRUDGING THROUGH SNOW AFTER BEING FORCED/BY GERMAN GUARDS TO LEAVE THEIR PRISON CAMPS IN THE FACE OF THE RUSSIAN ADVANCE IN 1945. Side 3- UNVEILED BY HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE PHILIP, DUKE OF EDINBURGH, KG, KT/14TH MAY 2003/GENEROUSLY FUNDED BY MEMBERS AND WIDOWS OF THE RAFS EX POW ASSOCIATION AND THEIR FRIENDS/SCULPTOR PAM TAYLOR ARBS

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

Components

Figure
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Unknown
Plinth
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Unknown

Listing information

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Condition

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Costs

Comments: Commissioned by the RAF PoW Association.
Memorial: c £50,000

Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Sponsorship

Other

Reference

Other website RAF Ex-POW Association Recalling a great day. www.rafinfo.org.uk/rafexpow/rafexpow_longmarch_mem.html
Photographs-warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=9358&mforum=warmemscot
The Times 15 May 2003
Flypast 96/ August 2003

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