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Memorial details

Memorial type

Board / Plaque / Tablet

District

Western Islands

Town

Stornoway (Isle Of Lewis)

County

Western Isles

Country

Scotland

Commemoration

Second World War (1939-1945)

Ceremony

Unveiled
Date: 6 November 2004
Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries

Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

58324

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Current location

Opposite the entrance to the airport by a bus shelter.
Stornoway Airport
Stornoway (Isle Of Lewis)
Western Islands
Western Isles
HS2 0BD
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NB 46166 32654
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

Dedicatory plaque set onto the top of a low circular dry stone wall infilled with stone set into concrete. It stands on tarmac within a circular-walled enclosure. Badge of RAF Stornoway is in relief at the top of the plaque. In front of the Branhuie and Melbost War Memorial (our reference 63435)

Inscription

Top: (station badge) - motto "LEAD AND GUIDE" Centre: RAF STORNOWAY/ 1941 - 1945 Bottom: FOR THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES

Inscription legible?

yes

Commemorations

Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Base
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone
Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Metal

Condition

STORNOWAY
WMO ID: 142270
Condition: Undefined [last updated on 09-10-2017]
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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Reference

Air Mail January-March 2005
Scottish War Memorials Project warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=2707
Press and Journal 06 November 2004

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