Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Renfrew
Town
Nr Paisley
County
Strathclyde
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 29 November 2003
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
57783

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Current location

Hartfield Farm
Unnamed road off the Paisley to Lugton Road
Nr Paisley
Renfrew
Strathclyde
PA2 8UX
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NS 42549 58180
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Black granite tablet mounted on a concrete plinth. Surrounded by a concrete kerb.
Inscription
TO THE MEMORY OF / 2ND LT HERMAN CAREY / USAF (sic) / WHO WAS TRAGICALLY KILLED / AT THIS SPOT 29TH DEC 1943 / WHILST FLYING HIS / P47D THUNDERBOLT
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Carey, Herman
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Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, rank, date of death, service, place of death, forename, manner of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Cairn
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Tablet
    Measurements: height 609mm
    Materials: Granite - Black
Condition
History
2023: Report that the memorial is in severe disrepair and in need of restoration
Costs

Comments: Abercorn Builders provided the stone for the cairn and erected the memorial. McPherson memorials provided the tablet.

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private

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