Memorial details

Memorial type
Window
District
East Cambridgeshire
Town
Ely
County
Cambridgeshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 6 November 1955
    Attended by: Bishop of Ely
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
69206

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Current location

Ely Cathedral
Minster Place
Ely
East Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire
CB7 4JU
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 54117 80260
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Stained glass window of four lights and ten smaller windows above. On the first and fourth window are the figures of two airmen, one in aircrew clothes and flying boots, the other a member of groundcrew, with the squadron badges and the depiction of a Lancaster bomber below. On the centre two windows are depicted St Michael and St George and the dragon with the squadron badges and depictions of Lancaster bombers flying over Ely Cathedral and the sea. The lower halves of the windows show, along with the RAF Group crests, the lion of St Mark, patron saint of the New Zealand Air Force. Below them is depicted a Wellington bomber; first in preparation for take-off; then passing over the cathedral; flying over the waves of the North Sea, and lastly, caught in the searchlights and attacked by flak. In the tracery at the top, along with the RAF and RNZAF badges, are the emblems of the Allied forces who fought with the Command for the liberation of Europe. The dedication is across the lower edge of the centre two lights. Rolls of Honour of No2. 2, 3, 8 and 100 Groups dedicated during the service, they will be houses in a cabinet of light oak and glass below the window.
Inscription
"In honour and memory of the memory of the members of Nos. 2, 3, 8 and 100 Groups who served in the Ely district during the Second World War 1939-45."
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Baker, W.l.
Baker, W.l.
Baker, W.m.
Balding, K.t.
Baldock, H.w.
Baldock, R.m.
Baldwin, G.j.
Baldwin, W.a.j.
Ball, B.f.
Ball, D.a.
See details for all 91 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Window
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stained Glass
  • Roll of honour
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Unknown
  • Other structure
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood - Light Oak, Glass
Listing information
Condition
Costs

Comments: Wood for cabinet donated by Mr L. B. Ercolanie, of High Wycombe.

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Ely Cathedral
Reference
  • LIGHT PERPETUAL: AVIATORS' MEMORIAL WINDOWS by BEATY, DAVID 82 Source: Image Library NIWM Published:AIRLIFE PUBLISHING LTD 1995 101 LONGDEN ROAD, SHREWSBURY SY3 9EB
  • Flight 698 / 28 October 1955

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