Crew Of Wellington Mk 3 HF613

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: High Peak
Town: Hope
County: Derbyshire
Country: England
Commemoration: Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 53207

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Current location

On the top of the drystone wall.
Roadside
Castleton Rd (a6187) Opposite Junction With Warehouse La
Hope
High Peak
Derbyshire
S33 8RZ
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 160 834
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

Bronze plaque attached to a drystone wall. Inscription in raised upright capital lettering.

Inscription

IN MEMORY OF/ SGT. J .D. KESTER,/ SGT. R. F. CAIRNS,/ SGT. W. J. HACKETT,/ SGT. B. E. WILKINSON (R.C.A.F.)/ AND/ SGT. W. A. MARWOOD (R.A.F.)/ WHO DIED ON ACTIVE SERVICE/ IN A WELLINGTON/ BOMBER CRASH/ 15TH FEBRUARY 1943/ IN HOPE PARISH.

Inscription legible?

yes

Commemorations

Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 5
Served and returned: 0
Died: 5
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,rank,year died,place of death,manner of death
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Plaque
Measurements: depth 5mm, height 200mm, width 150mm
Materials: Bronze

Listing information

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Condition

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Costs

Site: Free

Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Sponsorship

Other

Reference

Other website Wellington Mk.III HF613 coded DD-R of 22 OTU, crashed close to the village of Hope on the 15th February 1943. www.peakdistrictaircrashes.co.uk/pages/peakdistrict/peakdistricthf613.htm
Local Publication/Booklet 9/December 2007 Derbyshire Family History Society
Other website Peak Wreck Hunters, Armstrong Vickers Wellington Mk.III HF613 coded DD-R peakwreckhunters.blogspot.com/search/label/Hope
Peakland Air Crashes - The Central Area by Pat Cunningham p141 Published:Landmark Publishing Ltd 2006 Ashbourne, Derbyshire Account of accident and site.

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