
Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Woodspring
- Town
- Congresbury
- County
- Avon
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Iraq War (2003-2011)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 88586
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Current location
War Memorial Hall
High Street
Congresbury
Woodspring
Avon
BS49 5DG
England
OS Grid Ref: ST 43771 63773
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Brass Plaque on wooden backboard
- Inscription
- In loving memory of / Lieutenant A. R. KING / Aged 35 Years of Congresbury / He gave his life while serving with / 849 Squadron Fleet Air Arm / on Ark Royal during the Iraq conflict / on 22nd March 2003
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- King, A. R.
See details - Commemorations
- Iraq War (2003-2011)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: rank, initials, surname, age at death, place of birth, manner and date of death, service, squadron and ship's name.
Order of information: Undefined
- Iraq War (2003-2011)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Brass - Backboard
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood
- Plaque
- 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
- A.R. King
- WMO ID: 226987
- Condition: Undefined [last updated on 23-02-2016]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- Village tributes to Sea King pilot news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2882871.stm
- War Memorial Hall celebrates 100 years of serving villagers www.thewestonmercury.co.uk/news/congresbury-war-memorial-hall-celebrates-100-years-6882320 (image of memorial in situ)
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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