Memorial details

Memorial type
Pillar / Column
District
North Hertfordshire
Town
Royston
County
Hertfordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: c. 1989
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
66041

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Current location

Priory Memorial Gardens
Melbourn St
Royston
North Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire
SG8 7BX
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 35814 40632
Denomination: Undefined

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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 BOMBER GROUP (H)/ 1942-1945/ THEIR COURAGE AND/ DEVOTION TO DUTY/ LED TO AN ALLIED/ VICTORY AND PEACE/ ROYSTON JULY 1989
Inscription legible?
no
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Column
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite - Red
  • Garden
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Royston Town Council
Reference
  • Herts and Cambs Reporter, 7 April 1989, p. 4.
  • Royston Town Council website: [www.roystontowncouncil.gov.uk/Contents/Text/Index.asp?SiteId=421&SiteExtra=6138782&TopNavId=385&NavSideId=5136]
  • 91st Bomb Group website: [www.91stbombgroup.com/memorials/memorials.html]

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