Memorial

Handley Page Halifax NA612

Crew of Halifax NA612

Source: Copyright Tony Hibberd (IBBC)

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Current Location

Approx. 90 metres south of Church, St Peter's Church, School Lane, Brafferton, York, North Yorkshire, YO61 2NW, England

OS Grid Reference

SE 43674 70080

Denomination

Church of England

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 102087
Description: Square, black, granite tablet mounted at a low angle on a brick and cobble plinth. The dedication is in white, upper and lower-case letters. A coloured Bomber Command crest and the outline of a Halifax bomber are located at the top-left corner.
Inscription: Heading: IN MEMORY OF THE CREW OF HALIFAX BOMBER NA612 KILLED IN ACTION/ NEAR BRAFFERTON WHILE RETURING TO RAF DISHFORTH FROM A MISSION/ OVER GERMANY AT 0112 HOURS ON 4TH MARCH 1943. Left column: (names)/ EVERY MAN WAS A VOLUNTEER/ 55573 BOMBER COMMAND AIRCREW WERE KILLED DURING WORLD WAR II/ INCLUDING 9919 FROM CANADA/ THEY ARE REMEMBERED BY THE PEOPLE OF HELPERBY AND BRAFFERTON RH column: (Background surrounding the loss of NA612)/ STRIKE HARD STRIKE SURE

Commemoration

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 7
Died: 7
Information shown: Crew position, rank, initials surname, service, age at death
Order of names: Crew position

History

Sponsor Type: public
Sponsored By: Brafferton Parish Council
Additional Cost/Sponsorship Information: North Yorkshire County Council's locality fund paid £500 for a new granite plaque (to replace original sandstone tablet)
Maintenance History: Sandstone tablet installed in 2013 deteriorated and was replaced by a black granite tablet in 2018 (see references)

Ceremonies

Unveiled

12/5/2013

Roger Clements (clerk of Brafferton Parish Council), relatives of the fallen

Rededicated

3/3/2018

Councillor Peter Sowray, Nigel Denison (Brafferton and Helperby War Memorial Committee), Roger Clements of Brafferton Parish Council

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Handley Page Halifax NA612

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Handley Page Halifax NA612

Current Location

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Names listed on this memorial

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Memorial Details

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History

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