Memorial

Australian Aircrew Lost Over Europe

Source: David Ayling

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Current Location

Battersea Park, East Carriage Drive, Battersea, Wandsworth, Greater London, SW11 4BE, England

TQ 28311 77375

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Type of Memorial: Stone of remembrance
WMR Reference Number: 18150
Description: Erect stone with emblem of the RAAF on a tablet and underneath a dedicatory plaque on the 6 o'clock face. On the 12 o'clock face a smaller plaque.
Inscription: 6 o'clock face: THIS REMEMBRANCE STONE/ AND THE AUSTRALIAN MEMORIAL GARDEN AND HOUSE/ ARE DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF/ THE 5397 AUSTRALIAN AIR CREW/ LOST IN ACTION OVER EUROPE DURING/ THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1939-1945/ UNVEILED BY/ GROUP CAPTAIN ROXLEY MCLENNAN, AIR FORCE ADVISER/ AUSTRALIAN HIGH COMMISSION, LONDON/ ON 16TH MAY 1995/ ON THIS FORMER FESTIVAL OF BRITAIN SITE 12 o'clock face: THIS MEMORIAL STONE WAS DONATED BY JOAN (...) BANNENBERG/ A NIECE OF THE LATE SQUADRON LEADER, B. A. GRACE (...), DFC, RAAF

Unveiled

16th May 1995

Group Captain Roxley McLennan, Air Force Adviser, Australian High Commission

Plaque

Height: 254mm

Width: 279mm

Made from: Brass

Condition: Good

Stone of remembrance

Height: 1067mm

Width: 381mm

Depth: 152mm

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

Tablet

Height: 279mm

Width: 279mm

Made from: Marble

Condition: Good

Plaque

Height: 51mm

Width: 152mm

Made from: Unknown