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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Garden
- District
- Arun
- Town
- Rustington
- County
- West Sussex
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945), Second World War - civilians
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 68801
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Current location
79
Chaucer Avenue
Rustington
Arun
West Sussex
BN16 2PG
England
OS Grid Ref: TQ 04737 02065
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Round memorial garden with black marble plaque accompanied by propeller blade from a De Havilland Dove aircraft.
- Inscription
- IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO DIED / 17TH FEBRUARY 1945 / WHEN AN R.A.F. MOSQUITO AIRCRAFT MM550/ CRASHED OPPOSITE THIS SITE/ W/CDR W.H. MAGUIRE D.F.C. PILOT/ FL.LT D. STICKLAND -LAKE D.F.M. / F.I.U. BASED AT R.A.F. FORD / ALSO RUSTINGTON RESIDENTS/ MRS F.M. WARD / MR A.S. FOSTER / MR E.L. VINCENT / UNVEILED ON 65TH ANNIVERSARY / 17TH FEBRUARY 2010/
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Foster, A.s.
Maguire, W.h.
Strickland-lake, D.
Vincent, E.l.
Ward, Fm
See details for all 5 names - Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 2
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Date of death, rank, initials, surname, distinctions
Order of information: Undefined - Second World War - civilians
Total names on memorial: 3
Served and returned: 0
Died: 3
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Initial, Surname
Order of information: Undefined
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Granite - Garden
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Plant Material
- Plaque
- 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
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