Memorial details

Memorial type
Trophy / Relic
District
Nithsdale
Town
Dumfries
County
Dumfries And Galloway
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
71529

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Current location

In the control tower
Dumfries & Galloway Aviation Museum
Tindale Downs Road
Heathhall Industrial Estate
Dumfries
Nithsdale
Dumfries And Galloway
DG1 3PH
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NX 99975 78482
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
A complex memorial consists of a Hercules engine and other parts of the Wellington salvaged from the crash site along with a plaque and several explanatory documents
Inscription
This plaque and photograph are in memory of/Sgt George William Mullis/and three other crew members of the/Wellington Aircraft HE746/which crashed near this site on/June 4th 1943/Presented to the museum by Sgt Mullis' daughter/on October 4th 2000/Love, Elspeth
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 4
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 4
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames, rank
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.

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