Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Crewe And Nantwich
Town
Bridgemere
County
Cheshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 28 October 2003
    Attended by: UNKNOWN
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
53412

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Current location

In Lay-by on western side of A51
Roadside memorial
London Road
Bridgemere
Crewe And Nantwich
Cheshire
CW5 7QB
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 72327 43615
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Black tablet on a small grey brick plinth in semicircular, kerbed flower bed.
Inscription
R.A.F./ WELLINGTON X, HF 465 OF 12 O.T.U./ DISINTEGRATED OVER BRIDGEMERE 20. 10. 1944/ IN MEMORY OF THE R.A.F.V.R. CREW./ (Names)/ "THEY GAVE THEIR TOMORROW FOR OUR TODAY"/ SURVIVOR/ (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 7
    Served and returned: 1
    Died: 6
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,year died,regiment,place of death,manner of death,age of death
    Order of information: rank
Components
  • Plinth
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brick
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Crewe and Nantwich at War by Mark Potts and Tony Marks 2006. pg250. Published:Quayside Creative 2007

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