Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Thanet
Town
Manston
County
Kent
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
74197

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Current location

Spitfire and Hurricane Memorial Museum
Manston Road
Manston
Thanet
Kent
CT12 5DF
England

OS Grid Ref: TR 33353 66568
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
A plain edged brass plaque fixed to a wooden bevelled edged backboard by six studs. The dedication is written in incised lettering.
Inscription
No 403 ‘WOLF’ SQUADRON (ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE)/ The following pilots flew Spitfire Mk XVI (TB 752)/ with this squadron from March 1945 to September 1945// (Names)// These few men flew, fought and survived together/ united in wartime and peacetime/ by one aircraft that also survived.// Both men and machine over the passing years/ have brought richness to so many other people’s lives.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Barbour, Robert E
Leslie, David
Lindsay, James D
Morrison, Robert A
Rispler, C Leslie
Roy, Aurel A
Sainsbury, Arthur Van R
Shannon, Robert C
Silver, Marvin
Town, Frederick W
See details for all 12 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 12
    Served and returned: 12
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename, surname, rank, squadron, decorations.
    Order of information: Surname.
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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