Memorial

British, Commonwealth and Allied Air Force casualties at RAF Sutton Bridge

Allied Air Force casualties at RAF Sutton Bridge

Source: Copyright Jane King

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Current Location

In the dedicated Air Force Memorial Chapel., St Matthew's Church, Bridge Road, Sutton Bridge, South Holland, Lincolnshire, PE12 9SA, England

TF 47879 21213

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 43052
Description: A wall-mounted oak board, bearing the names of the fallen in black lettering.
Inscription: IN PROUD MEMORY OF THOSE OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE,/ COMMONWEALTH AND ALLIED AIR FORCES/ WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE 1939 - 1945./ ROYAL AIR FORCE/ (names)/ ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE/ (name)/ ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE/ (names)/ ROYAL NEW ZEALAND AIR FORCE/ (names)/ FRENCH AIR FORCE/ (name)/ POLISH AIR FORCE/ (names).

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 58
Died: 58
Information shown: Rank, initials, surname, country of origin
Order of names: Grouped by national Air Force in which they served; alphabetical by surname within each group.
Additional Information: Those listed under the "Royal Air Force" heading include airmen from Britain, USA, Chile, Canada & Czechoslovakia. In addition to 58 named casualties, the memorial also commemorates one unnamed airman of the RAF, who is buried at Sutton Bridge.

Board

Height: 1220 mm

Width: 1260 mm

Depth: 50

Made from: Wood - Oak

Condition: Good

Published:Midland Publishing Limited 1990 Leicester
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission's Cemetery details for Sutton Bridge (St Matthew) record that: "Sutton Bridge was a Royal Air Force station during the Second World War and there was a prisoner of war camp at Spalding. Most of the Second World War burials are in a plot in the south-eastern corner, the rest are scattered in various parts of the churchyard. Sutton Bridge (St Matthew) Churchyard contains three Commonwealth burials of the First World War and 54 from the Second. There are also four war graves of other nationalities". (There is one War grave at St Matthew of a member of the German Air Force).