Memorial details

Memorial type
Roll of honour or book of remembrance
District
North Kesteven
Town
Metheringham
County
Lincolnshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
59359

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Current location

In the Memorial Room of the Peter Scoley Hall
Metheringham Airfield Vistor Centre
Westmoor Farm
Martin Moor
Metheringham
North Kesteven
Lincolnshire
LN4 3WF
England

OS Grid Ref: TF 10167 59628
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Book of Remembrance with illuminated front page and inscription done in finely done calligraphy, under glass in a wooden case in the form of a desk.
Inscription
Front page: THIS ROLL OF HONOUR / IS DEDICATED TO THE / MEMORY OF ALL THOSE / PERSONNEL OF THE / ROYAL AIR FORCE DOMINION / COMMONWEALTH AND OTHER AIR / FORCES WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR / WHILST SERVING WITH / No 106 SQUADRON / 5 GROUP BOMBER COMMAND / PRO LIBERTATE // Next page: There are no words that can do / justice to the aircrew who fought / under my command in the RAF / There is no parallel in warfare to/ such courage and determination / which at times was so great that / scarcely one man in three could / expect to survive his tour of 30 / operations. For the RAF crews in / general, it must be truly said / that no more highly trained body / of men has ever gone out to war. A.C.M. SIR ARTHUR HARRIS // Remaining pages: (Names) // Information card in bookcase 1: + ROY McDONALD + ILLUMINATOR + / & CALLIGRAPHER // Information card in bookcase 1: ROLL OF HONOUR + No 106 SQN./ + ROYAL AIR FORCE + // Brass plaque on case front: Funded from a bequest by / The late J. S. Williams / Navigator 106 Squadron / 1943 to 1944
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 990
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 990
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, initials, service number, rank, awards, year date of death, squadron
    Order of information: surname,additional,rank,regiment,year died
Components
  • Book
    Measurements: depth c60mm, height 310mm, width 230mm
    Materials: Parchment
  • Bookcase
    Measurements: depth 670mm, height 870mm, width 710mm
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
History
Friends of Metheringham Airfield.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Details: Funded from a bequest by the late J. S. Williams, Navigator 106 Squadron 1943 to 1944

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