Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Dartford
Town
Dartford
County
Kent
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War - civilians, Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 10 November 2009
    Attended by: Councillor Jeremy Kite, Leader of Dartford Borough Council
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
67752

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Current location

Mounted on the retaining wall
left hand side of the road going uphill
just below Great Queen Street.
East Hill
Dartford
Dartford
Kent
DA1 1SA
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 54684 73936
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Rectangular black polished tablet. RAF emblem at top centre, with lettering etched in white. Affixed to stone wall at each corner.
Inscription
IN MEMORY OF/ THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES/ NEAR THIS SITE ON THE 31 JULY 1941/ WHEN HAMPDEN BOMBER P4399 CRASHED/ KILLING 3 AIRCREW OF NO.61 SQUADRON/ AND 3 CIVILIANS OF DARTFORD./ RAF AIRCREW/ (Names)/ CIVILIANS/ (Names)/ THIS MEMORIAL WAS DEDICATED ON/ 10 NOVEMBER 2009 BY/ COUNCILLOR JEREMY KITE/ LEADER OF/ DARTFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Butler, Wilfred
Chambers, William
Geater, Roy
Vickery, Beatrice Lilian
Vickery, Frederick
Yates, Alice
See details for all 6 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War - civilians
    Total names on memorial: 3
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 3
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forenames, surname
    Order of information: Alphabetical by surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 3
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 3
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, forename, surname
    Order of information: Rank
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - Black
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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