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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Pillar / Column
- District
- North Hertfordshire
- Town
- Royston
- County
- Hertfordshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: July 1989
Attended by: UNKNOWN
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 65983
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Current location
Priory Gardens
Melbourn Street
Royston
North Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire
SG8
England
OS Grid Ref: TL 361 425
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- A rectangular pillar with a plaque fixed to the front face, mounted on a single-step square base on a circular stone platform. The plaque bears an inscription in raised lettering. The whole is enclosed within a flower bed bordered by railings.
- Inscription
- DEDICATED TO THE/ AMERICAN AIRMEN/ OF THE/ 91ST BOMB GROUP (H)/ 1942-1945/ THEIR COURAGE AND DEVOTION TO DUTY/ LED TO AN ALLIED/ VICTORY AND PEACE/ ROYSTON JULY 1989.
- 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
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Pillar
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Granite - Red - Base
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone, Granite - Red
- Pillar
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- Royston Town Council website: [www.roystontowncouncil.gov.uk/Contents/Text/Index.asp?SiteId=421&SiteExtra=6138782&TopNavId=385&NavSideId=5136]
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