Sergeant Pilot John Keatinge Haire

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Reference WMO/266494

Address:

A9 footpath

Arreton

PO30 3AD

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Roadside
Description: Stone of remembrance
Lettering: Incised
Conflicts:
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
About the memorial: A service to commemorate the incredible bravery of a 20-year-old Battle of Britain pilot took place in the village of Arreton, Isle of Wight on Thursday 12th September 2019 to dedicate a granite memorial to Sergeant Pilot Keatinge Haire from Belfast, who sacrificed himself during the Battle of Britain swerving away from crashing into the village of Arreton and ultimately paid the ultimate sacrifice to save others. The ceremony was organised by the Battle of Britain Historical Society, Commonwealth Family History Research and Wight Aviation Museum, along with the IOW RAF Association and local ATC. The pilot's cousins Mrs Yvonne Russell and her brother John Robinson travelled especially from Dublin for the event.
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IN MEMORY OF/ SERGEANT PILOT/ JOHN KEATINGE HAIRE/ OF 145 SQUADRON/ WHO LOST HIS LIFE/ NEAR THIS SPOT/ ON// 6 NOVEMBER 1940/ IN HURRICANE V6627/ HE WAS 20 YEARS OLD/ ONE OF CHURCHILL'S 'FEW'/ MEMORIAL DEDICATED ON/ 12 SEPTEMBER 2019/ BY THE/ BATTLE OF BRITAIN/ HISTORICAL SOCIETY/

Sgt Pilot John Keatinge Haire

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