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    Memorial

    617 Squadron RAF

    cRachel Farrand 2012

    Source: Copyright Rachel Farrand

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    Current Location

    Junction of B1191 and B1192. Previous site of the Royal Hotel., Royal Gardens, Woodhall Spa, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire, LN10 6QL, England

    OS Grid Reference

    TF 19289 63067

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    Type of Memorial
    Other memorial
    WMR Reference Number
    20485
    Description
    Wall in the form of a breached dam, with 617 Squadron crest and dedication inscribed on the central sloping tablet, which forms the breach. Flanking this the wall represents the remaining dam, with three recesses each side forming the spillways. The names are inscribed on slate tablets, mounted inside the spillways.
    Inscription
    Wall, top: THEY DIED FOR/ YOUR FREEDOM Wall, left side: THIS MEMORIAL COMMEMORATES THE SACRIFICE OF/ 204 AIRCREW OF 617 'DAM BUSTER' SQUADRON RAF/ IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945/ ERECTED BY THEIR COMRADES AND DEDICATED/ ON THE 17TH MAY 1987 Tablet, central: THE DAMS 1943/ FORTRESS EUROPE 1943 - 1944/ NORMANDY 1944/ TIRPITZ 1944/ BISCAY PORTS 1944/ FRANCE AND GERMANY 1944 - 1945/ GERMAN PORTS 1945/ CHANNEL AND NORTH SEA 1944 - 1945/ 617 SQUADRON Tablets: (Names)
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Number Commemorated
    204
    Died
    204
    Information shown
    surname
    Costs
    £20000
    Maintenance History
    2005: Complaints by RBL about the cleanliness of the memorial resulted in a promise of action by ELDC

    Ceremonies

    Unveiled

    17th May 1987

    UNKNOWN

    Custodian
    East Lindsey District Council

    Components

    Wall

    Height: 3050mm

    Width: 6700mm


    Made from: Stone - York


    Condition: Good


    Tablets

    Made from: Slate - Westmoreland


    Condition: Good


    • Air Force Memorials of Lincolnshire, 3rd edition, Mike Ingham (1990), pp. 58-59
    • Lincolnshire Echo, 30 August 1995 (13)
    • 'Dumfries and Galloway', Intercom, Autumn 1999, p. 32.
    • http://www.ww2talk.com/forum/war-air/34911-bomber-command-raf-woodhall-spa-617-sqn-memorial.html
    • http://dambustersblog.com/2010/11/11/new-617-squadron-memorial-at-woodhall-spa/