European Resistance - assistance to RAF aircrew

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Reference WMO/263020

Address:

St Clement Danes RAF Memorial Church

The Strand

Westminster

London

WC2R 1DH

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Non freestanding
Location: Internal
Setting: Attached to a building/structure
Description: Figure sculpture
Materials:
  • Metal Bronze
Lettering: Raised
Conflicts:
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
About the memorial: Black rectangular cast metal plaque showing (in relief) two civilians helping an injured airman to escape capture after baling-out over Europe. Background shows searchlights illuminating a bomber, a parachute and the badge of the Royal Air Force Escaping Society highlighted in gold. At the bottom a lengthy dedication comprising six lines of gold upper case letters runs across the width of the plaque.
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ON THE 21ST JUNE 1981 THIS PLAQUE WAS DEDICATED TO THE COUNTLESS BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN OF ENEMY OCCUPIED TERRITORIES WHO, DURING/WORLD WAR II (1939 -1945) WITHOUT THOUGHT OF DANGER TO THEMSELVES, HELPED 2803 MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE AND COMMONWEALTH/AIR FORCES TO ESCAPE AND RETURN TO THIS COUNTRY AND SO CONTINUE THE STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM. MANY PAID WITH THEIR LIVES, MANY MORE/ENDURED THE DEGRADATION OF CONCENTRATION CAMPS. THEIR NAMES ARE REMEMBERED IN EQUAL HONOUR WITH THOSE WHO WERE SPARED/TO FIGHT A LONGER BATTLE. TO MARK ITS DEBT OF GRATITUDE THE ROYAL AIR FORCES ESCAPING SOCIETY ERECTED THIS MEMORIAL AS A /LASTING TRIBUTE AND ALSO TO SERVE AS AN INSPIRATION TO FUTURE GENERATIONS.

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