Memorial

Handley Page Hampden P4399

Tablet

Source: Copyright Dr.M.C.W. Still

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Current Location

Mounted on the retaining wall, left hand side of the road going uphill, just below Great Queen Street., East Hill, Dartford, Dartford, Kent, DA1 1SA, England

OS Grid Reference

TQ 54684 73936

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 67752
Description: Rectangular black polished tablet. RAF emblem at top centre, with lettering etched in white. Affixed to stone wall at each corner.
Inscription: IN MEMORY OF/ THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES/ NEAR THIS SITE ON THE 31 JULY 1941/ WHEN HAMPDEN BOMBER P4399 CRASHED/ KILLING 3 AIRCREW OF NO.61 SQUADRON/ AND 3 CIVILIANS OF DARTFORD./ RAF AIRCREW/ (Names)/ CIVILIANS/ (Names)/ THIS MEMORIAL WAS DEDICATED ON/ 10 NOVEMBER 2009 BY/ COUNCILLOR JEREMY KITE/ LEADER OF/ DARTFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Commemoration

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 3
Died: 3
Information shown: Rank, forename, surname
Order of names: Rank

War: Second World War - civilians
Number Commemorated: 3
Died: 3
Information shown: Forenames, surname
Order of names: Alphabetical by surname

Conservation

Components

Tablet

Made from: Marble - Black

Condition: Good