Flight Lieutenant James William Lucas DFC

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Seat
District: Lichfield
Town: Alrewas
County: Staffordshire
Country: England
Commemoration: Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 80777

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Current location

The grid reference is approximate. The memorial is within the Royal Air Force Wing.
National Memorial Arboretum
Croxall Road
Alrewas
Lichfield
Staffordshire
DE13 7AR
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 18476 14574
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

A granite, backless bench with legs of granite, fixed to a granite base. Below the central part of the seat is a black polished granite tablet, divided into three segments by an engraving of a propeller wing. The top segment is decorated with the insignia of Bomber Command, the other segments have a commemoration to Flt. Lt Lucas DFC.

Inscription

[Top Segment]: ROYAL AIR FORCE/ BOMBER COMMAND/ [Insignia]/ [Bottom left segment]:THIS MEMORIAL IS DEDICATED/ BY THE LUCAS FAMILY/ OF WEDNESBURY/ TO HONOUR/ FLT/LT JAMES WILLIAM/ LUCAS D.F.C./ 1918-2001/ IN COMMEMORATION OF HIS/ DEDICATION TO DUTY AS A/ WORLD WAR TWO PILOT./ AWARDED THE/ DISTINGUISHED/ FLYING CROSS/ [Bottom right segment]: [Three columns inscribed as follows, with line breaks adjusted and hyphens added for clarity]: BASES - AIRCRAFT - OPERATIONS ST EVAL COASTAL COMMAND 1943 - WHITLEY - 6/ BREIGHTON 78 SQUADRON 1943 - HALIFAX - 17/ OULTON 214 SQUADRON 1945 - 17F FLYING FORTRESS -20

Inscription legible?

yes

Commemorations

Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 1
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Rank, forenames, honours, years of birth and death
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Seat
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Granite

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

Flt Lt Lucas and Bomber Command
WMO ID: 266651
Condition: Good [last updated on 29-09-2019]
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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Sponsorship

Private
Details: The Lucas family

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