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Memorial details

Memorial type

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

Second World War (1939-1945)

Maker

David Partridge (Artist)
Edward Wright (Letter cutter / Engraver)

Ceremony

Unknown
Date: 01 Jan 1972
Attended by: memorial was erected in 1972

Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

9664

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Current location

At entrance to Lady Chapel
south wall of cathedral.
Westminster Cathedral
Victoria St
Westminster
City Of Westminster
Greater London
SW1P 1DW
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 29247 79076
Denomination: Roman Catholic

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Description

Tall rectangular panel with thousands of nails of different size and length forming a labarum above an air force roundel. The 'X' in the labarum represents runways on an airbase while the roundel is is the familiar air force symbol. The nails represent the 17,101 Canadian airmen who died in WW2.

Inscription

TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN CHERISHED MEMORY/ OF THEIR BELOVED COMRADES/ THIS PANEL IS ERECTED BY THE CATHOLICS OF/ THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE OVERSEAS/ RIP

Inscription legible?

yes

Commemorations

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

Components

Mosaic
Measurements: height 1524 mm, width 610 mm
Materials: Metal

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

Royal Canadian Air Force WWII
WMO ID: 199452
Condition: Good [last updated on 24-03-2015]
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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Sponsorship

Other

Reference

Westminster Cathedral: From Darkness to Light by Patrick Rogers pp.119-20. Published:Burns and Oates 2003 London
Westminster Cathedral Journal June 1972, p.5.

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