Husbands Bosworth : Wellington Bomber DV697 Memorial.


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Reference WMO/215577

Address:

Bosworth Hall,

Husbands Bosworth

LE17 6LZ

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Within a garden/park/churchyard/enclosure/Marketplace
Description: Pillar/column
Materials:
  • Flora and Fauna Tree(s)
  • Metal Brass
  • Stone Stone (any)
Lettering: Inscribed on a plaque
Conflicts:
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
About the memorial: The memorial is located in the grounds of Bosworth Hall. Small stone column with tapering face and commemorative rectangular brass plaque set on circular gravel/stone base with eucalyptus tree alongside. Includes 2 members of Australian Armed Forces (RAAF)
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FLT SGT J.W. WOODS RAAF SGT I.W. FERGUSON RAF SGT J.M.M. FRASER RAAF PO F.P. MOORBY DIED HERE ON 26TH SEPTEMBER 1943 IN WELLINGTON BOMBER NO: DV 697 NAMED SIR GEORGE HUGGINS OBE DONATED BY THE TRINIDAD BOMBER FUND. THE AUSTRALIAN HIGH COMMISSION HAVE DONATED THIS EUCALYPTUS TREE AS A SYMBOL OF THE HOMELAND OF THESE COUNTRYMEN WHO PERISHED HERE IN THE COURSE OF DUTY. DONATED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION. WE WILL REMEMBER THEM. DECEMBER 2010 R.I.P.

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