311 Czechoslovak Squadron

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Memorial details

Memorial type

Board / Plaque / Tablet

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

Second World War (1939-1945)

Ceremony

Unveiled
Date: C 1980
Attended by: RELATIVES/FRIENDS OF THE FALLEN

Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

53386

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Current location

GUILDHALL
Thetford
Breckland
Norfolk
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 870 830
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

SMALL RECTANGULAR WALL MOUNTED PLAQUE WITH BLACK INSCRIPTION TOP LEFT IS 311 SQUADRON BADGE AND TOP RIGHT IS DESIGN OF WREATH WITH SWORD AND RAF WINGS

Inscription

IN MEMORY/ OF 311 (CZECHOSLOVAK) SQUADRON,/ ROYAL AIR FORCE/ WHICH OPERATED FROM RAF HONINGTON AND EAST WRETHAM,/ AND OF ITS 273 MEMBERS/ WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE FIGHT FOR FREEDOM 1940-1945/ PLACED HERE BY FREE CZECHOSLOVAK AIRMEN 1980

Inscription legible?

yes

Commemorations

Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: no
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Metal

Listing information

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Condition

311 (Czechoslovak) Squadron RAF
WMO ID: 72129
Condition: Good [last updated on 05-12-2013]
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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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