Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
East Lindsey
Town
Manby
County
Lincolnshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Non-Combat Deaths
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
62098

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Current location

West facing wall
eastern end of Nave
south of Chancel entrance.
Church of St Mary
Carlton Rd
Manby
East Lindsey
Lincolnshire
LN11 8UG
England

OS Grid Ref: TF 399 866
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Stone tablet with dedicatory inscription
Inscription
PER ARDUA AD ASTRA/ TO THE MEMORY OF/ ROGER HUGH McCONNELL/ WING COMMANDER ROYAL AIR FORCE/ WHO LOST HIS LIFE WHILE FLYING/ OVER THE NORTH SEA ON MARCH 16th 1950./ THIS TABLET WAS ERECTED BY THE STAFF/ AND HIS FELLOW STUDENTS AT/ THE ROYAL AIR FORCE FLYING OLLEGE, MANBY.
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Non-Combat Deaths
    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
    Order of information: forename,surname,rank,regiment,place of death,year died
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: height 770mm, width 400mm
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
  • CHURCH OF ST MARY
  • Grade II*
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Parish Council

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