Memorial

RFC / RAF Port Meadow Airfield

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Current Location

Approximate location, said to be near the car park., Port Meadow, Godstow Road, Wolvercote, Cherwell, Oxfordshire, OX2 8PT, England

SP 4869 0940

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Type of Memorial: Obelisk
WMR Reference Number: 83931
Description: Black obelisk with plaques, on a stone base. Commemorated the 17 airmen who died during training at the former Port Meadow aerodrome, Wolvercote, in World War One.
Inscription: In grateful memory of those / who served in or with the / Royal Flying Corps and later / the Royal Air Force, and who / died in flying accidents in / 1917 and 1918 while stationed / at or visiting the flying training / aerodrome south of this point / on Port Meadow / ERECTED IN MAY 2018 Per Ardua Ad Astra / (names)

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 17
Died: 17
Information shown: rank, initials of forenames, surname, decorations, date of death, age
Order of names: date of death

Base

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

Obelisk

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good