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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Leicester
Town
Thurnby Lodge
County
Leicestershire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
55086

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Current location

Attached to road bridge spanning Thurnby brook,
Drumcliff Road
Thurnby Lodge
Leicester
Leicestershire
LE5 2LH
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 64482 04811
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Metal plaque attached to a brick-built parapet wall pillar of road bridge spanning Thurnby brook. Engraved inscription lettering infilled in black.
Inscription
IN MEMORY OF / THE CREW WHO DIED WHEN / R.A.F. LANCASTER ND647 of 1653. HCU. UNIT / CRASHED & EXPLODED 30yds. LEFT OF THIS SPOT / 3.15pm. Sunday April 8th. 1945 / (6 Names) / LEST WE FORGET
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Cook, Norman
Gore, Gerald
Neale, Thomas
Stanley, James
Wingrove, Ralf
Winterbottom, Jack
See details for all 6 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 6
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 6
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,forename,age of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Metal
Listing information
Condition
History
October 2005: The plaque was taken from the wall by vandals. The plaque was subsequently found in the brook crossed by the bridge a few weeks later. The finder cleaned it and handed it to the city council. The council plan to reinstall the plaque after other work has been done nearby.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Plaque went missing in October 2004 and found n in the brook crossed by the bridge around September 2005. Unidentified Newspaper/Magazine 13 October 2005

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