Memorial

Harwell - 38 Group RAF D-Day Commemoration Stone

The Commemorative Stone

Source: Copyright Mike Coyle

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Current Location

Opposite Frome Road and Perimeter Road junction, at end of the old runway,, 38 Group RAF D-Day Commemoration Stone, Perimeter Road, off Newbury Road (A4185), Nr Harwell Campus, Vale Of White Horse, Oxfordshire, OX11 0QN, England

OS Grid Reference

SU 48385 86402

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Stone of remembrance
WMR Reference Number: 31648
Description: Vertically mounted, rough-hewn granite block with an angled top face accommodating a landscape orientated engraved bronze plaque. RAF badge and Pegasus of the Airborne Forces in high relief above inscription. The memorial stone is located within a well-kept, paved and garden area adjacent to the main road.
Inscription: THIS STONE MARKS / THE END OF THE RUNWAY / FROM WHICH AIRCRAFT OF NO 38 GROUP / ROYAL AIR FORCE TOOK OFF ON THE / NIGHT OF 5TH JUNE 1944 WITH TROOPS / OF THE 6TH AIRBORNE DIVISION / WHO WERE THE FIRST BRITISH SOLDIERS / TO LAND IN NORMANDY IN THE MAIN / ASSAULT FOR THE LIBERATION OF EUROPE

Commemoration

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Additional Information: No names recorded.

Conservation

Custodian: AEA Technology Harwell

Components

Plaque

Height: c350mm

Width: c450mm

Made from: Bronze

Condition: Good

Plinth

Height: c1225mm

Made from: Granite

Condition: Good