Memorial details

Memorial type
Garden
District
Crewe And Nantwich
Town
Nantwich
County
Cheshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Consecrated
    Date: C January 1944
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
  • Rededicated
    Date: August 1985
    Attended by: Undefined
  • Show More (1)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
9942

Support IWM

Donate with Just Giving

Any gift we receive makes a vital contribution to our ongoing work, from conserving our collection to supporting our public programme.

Make a Donation
Current location

Memorial field
Shrewbridge Rd/Riverside Way
Nantwich
Crewe And Nantwich
Cheshire
CW5 7AA
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 64889 51770
Denomination: Undefined

View location on Google Maps
Description
A memorial tablet surrounded by a fence and two flagpoles on a paved area.
Inscription
TABLET: HERE LIES 1ST LIEUTENANT/ ARTHUR L BROWN/ USAAF/ AGED 23 YEARS/ OF NEW YORK/ WHO CRASHED/ IN HIS THUNDERBOLT/ TO AVOID THIS TOWN/ JAN 14TH 1944/ WITH SYMPATHY AND RESPECT IN FRONT OF TABLET: DONATED BY ROGERS MASONRY SERVICES/ MAINTAINED BY CHESHIRE REGT ASSOCIATION NANTWICH ADDITIONAL PLAQUE ERECTED TO THE SIDE: (NOTES THAT GROUND IS CONSECRATED AND ASKS FOR RESPECT FROM VISITORS BUT EXACT WORDING NOT KNOWN)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Brown, Arthur L
See details
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank,year died,service,place of death,forename,manner of death, age of death, other information
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Flagpole
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Metal
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Slate
  • Garden
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
Listing information
Condition
History
Site was donated in order to remain a memorial field. the original 1944 memorial was replaced in1985.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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.

This information is made available under a Creative Commons BY-NC licence.

This means you may reuse it for non-commercial purposes only and must attribute it to us using the following statement:

© WMR-9942

For queries, please contact [email protected].