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Memorial details

Memorial type
Other memorial
District
Vale Of White Horse
Town
Besselsleigh
County
Oxfordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Lost
WM Reference
66211

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Previous locations
  • Hung on south wall of the Chancel
    Church of St Lawrence
    Besselsleigh
    Vale Of White Horse
    Oxfordshire
    OX13 5PY
    England

    OS Grid Ref: SP459 016
    Denomination: Church of England
Description
A framed reproduction of the painted leather memorial to William Lenthall's third son, given in memory of Sergeant W R Owen, who was killed over Germany in January 1945.
Inscription
THIS REPRODUCTION ON LEATHER HAS BEEN COMPILED FROM AVAILABLE/ RECORDS AND IS GIVEN IN MEMORY OF SERGEANT WALTER RONALD OWEN/ ROYAL AIR FORCE, OF THIS PARISH, WHO WAS KILLED BY ENEMY ACTION/ OVER GERMANY ON 29TH JANUARY 1944, DURING THE SECOND/ WORLD WAR. HE WAS TWENTY-ONE YEARS OF AGE AND TAKING/ PART IN HIS SEVENTY-FIRST OPERATIONAL MISSION OVER ENEMY/ TERRITORY
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: Rank, forename, surname, regiment, manner of death, date of death, age of death, additional
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Other structure
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Leather
  • Frame
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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