Sergeant Pilot Arthur John Joyce (WW1) and his son- Sergeant Observer Dennis Arthur Joyce (WW2) and the RAF

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Reference WMO/262593

Address:

Loud Terrace

Annfield Plain

DH9 8PN

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Roadside
Description: Obelisk
Materials:
  • Flora and Fauna Flora and Fauna (any)
  • Rock/Rough Stone Rock/Rough Stone
  • Stone Stone (any)
Lettering: Incised
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
About the memorial: Stone obelisk on a two tiered base surrounded by a rough hewn stone wall. The memorial is flanked by flower beds. Originally there was an iron railing around it, removed during WW2. Renovated in 1959. Set into the wall are 3 stone tablets with a general dedication to the RAF
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Shield on the Shaft- It/was here/Sergt Pilot/Joyce/met his death/on the night of/March 13th/1918; Upper Base-This monument is erected by the/inhabitants of Annfield Plain and/District in grateful recognition/of this gallant airman's/great sacrifice/in his own words, "our lives are not/our own, they belong to our country"; Lower Base-Dedicated 14th May 1919/renovated & rededicated 12th July 1959/Let us also remember his son/Sergt Obs. Dennis Arthur Joyce/missing believed killed on the night of/12th-13th September 1940 over Germany/aged 22 years.; Wall Tablet 1-Ornamental surround erected by/Stanley Branch Royal Air Forces Association/Unveiled by Aor Vice Marshall Sir Geoffrey Bromet K.B.E. C.B. D.S.O.; Wall Tablet 2-Dedicated 12th July 1959; Wall Tablet 3-In proud and grateful memory of all ranks/of the Royal Air Forces who gave their/lives that this Country may remain free/We dedicate ourselves anew to honour/their sacrifice by perpetuating that/spirit of comradeship that existed/during the testing years of war/We will remember them

Grade II (England)

1240732

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