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Memorial details

Memorial type: Stone of remembrance
District: South Northamptonshire
Town: Helmdon, Brackley
County: Northamptonshire
Country: England
Commemoration: Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 70598

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Current location

Roadside
centre of triangular junction with Wappenham Rd,
Station Road
Helmdon
Brackley
South Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire
NN13 5QT
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 58768 43921
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

Stone tablet laid horizontally on the ground, sited adjacent to Village memorial. Tablet is incised with the names of ten crew members who were killed following an aircraft crash at Astwell Castle Farm. A further detailed memorial is located in the Church. WMR reference 70599.

Inscription

U. S. ARMY AIR CORPS / CRASHED / ASTWELL CASTLE FARM / 30.11.1943 / (10 NAMES in two columns)

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Brannan, Henry P
Freeman, Billy B
Glaspell, Thomas D
Holland Jr, William M
Landfear, Dean
Munro Jr, William S
Patterson, Leighton D
Pugh, Richard W
Scott, Harry A
Slayton, Charles E
See details for all 10 names

Commemorations

Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 10
Served and returned: 0
Died: 10
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, initials, forenames
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Stone of remembrance
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone

Listing information

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Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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