Monument record 0735800000 - Ford Crossroads

Summary

War memorial commemorating crew members who died in a Wellington bomber crash at Ford in 1944.

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  • None recorded

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Type and Period (2)

  • WAR MEMORIAL (Constructed 2004, Modern - 1901 AD to 1999 AD)
  • PLAQUE (Modern - 1901 AD to 1999 AD)

Description

A wooden stand with stone tablet on upper surface. At the top is the emblem of the Royal Air Force and at the bottom a Wellington Bomber. Commemorates the crash site and the wireless operator and the rear gunner of the Wellington who died on 9 January 1944 (B1).
A photograph of the memorial together with details of the war dead (B2).
Memorial unveiled on 9th January 2004 (see details and photos)(B3).

Sources (3)

  • <1>SBC24036 Digital archive: Imperial War Museum. 2011. UK National Inventory of War Memorials. 55304.
  • <2>SBC24037 Digital archive: Roll of Honour. 2011. National database of Rolls of Honour.
  • <3>SBC24832 Unpublished document: Chloe & Harry Shearman, Terry Ford, Terry Sadler & Gillian Siggers. 2004. Wellington Bomber Memorial.

Location

Grid reference SP 77777 09384 (point)
Civil Parish DINTON-WITH-FORD AND UPTON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Feb 13 2017 6:37PM

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