Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Wealden
Town
Buxted
County
East Sussex
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Maker
ROSBORNE Co Ltd L(...)ds W.C. (Manufacturer)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
58532

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Current location

On the south wall of the south aisle
St Margaret the Queen Church
Buxted Park
off A272
Buxted
Wealden
East Sussex
TN22 4AY
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 48600 23040
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Rectangular brass plaque surmounting a rectangular backboard of dark green and white mottled marble. Incised white painted inscription. The maker's name is at the bottom edge of the brass on the right hand-side outside the patterned border. Inscribed patterned border of laurel leaves on the plaque with an RAF badge infilled in white at the top centre.
Inscription
In loving memory of/ PILOT OFFICER PETER LESLIE GOSSAGE/ ROYAL AIR FORCE V.R./ Second son of Air Marshal Ernest Leslie Gossage/ and Eileen Gladys Gossage/ (Nephew of 2nd Lieut. Terence Donough O'Brien)/ Born 21st November 1919. Killed in a flying accident,/ while serving with a Fighter Squadron,/ near Debden, Essex, on 31st May 1940./ Buried in St.Margarets Churchyard./ "With dauntless courage they gave their youth".
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,place of burial,manner of death,age of death,relationships,additional
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: depth 10mm, height 360mm, width 540mm
    Materials: Brass
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - Green
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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