RNAS Windermere/Hill of Oaks

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Memorial details

Memorial type

Pillar / Column

District

South Lakeland

Town

Bowness On Windermere

County

Cumbria

Country

England

Commemoration

First World War (1914-1918)

Ceremony

Unveiled
Date: 25th November 2011
Attended by: Kenneth P. Bannerman, ABCT Director General

Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

66788

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Current location

Ferry Nab Landing Stages
South end of Cockshott Point just before the Windermere Car Ferry
Bowness On Windermere
South Lakeland
Cumbria
LA23 3JH
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 39813 95938
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

Square grey granite obelisk of the standard Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust type.

Inscription

IN MEMORY OF/WINDERMERE I AIRFIELD/OPENED 25.11.1914/CLOSED 1920/DEDICATED TO ALL UNITS/AND PERSONNEL BASED HERE/AIRFIELDS OF BRITAIN/CONSERVATION TRUST/ WWW.ACBT.ORG.UK/UNVEILED BY KENNETH P. BANNERMAN/DIRECTOR GENERAL ABCT/25.11.2011

Inscription legible?

yes

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Pillar
Measurements: depth 605mm, height 1135mm, width 605mm
Materials: Granite

Listing information

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Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Sponsorship

Public
Details: Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust- money raised through donations

Responsibility

Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust

Reference

Cumbria Magazine pages 67 to 68 dated July 2012
www.abct.org.uk

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