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CUFFLEY ZEPPELIN
UKNIWM Ref: 1128
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Address
| Type: |
OBELISK |
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| Other Location Details: |
ROADSIDE |
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| OS Map Ref: |
TL 316 029 |
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Inscription
ERECTED BY READERS OF THE DAILY EXPRESS TO THE MEMORY OF CAPTAIN WILLIAM LEEFE ROBINSON VC, WORCS REGT AND RFC WHO ON SEPTEMBER 3 1916 ABOVE THIS SPOT BROUGHT DOWN SL11, THE FIRST GERMAN AIRSHIP DESTROYED ON BRITISH SOIL.
THE AWARD OF THE VICTORIA CROSS TO CAPTAIN ROBINSON WAS THUS ANNOUNCED IN THE LONDON GAZETTE OF SEPTEMBER 5 1916 " FOR MOST CONSPICUOUS BRAVERY" HE ATTACKED AN ENEMY AIRSHIP UNDER CICUMSTANCES OF GREAT DIFFICULTY AND DANGER, AND SENT IT CRASHING TO THE GROUND AS A FLAMING WRECK. HE HAD BEEN IN THE AIR FOR MORE THAN TWO HOURS, AND HAD PREVIOUSLY ATTACKED ANOTHER AIRSHIP DURING HIS FLIGHT"
Components
| Component | Material(s) | Height | Width | Depth | Condition |
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| OBELISK |
STONE |
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GOOD |
Physical Description
RFC WINGS
Wars Commemorated & People Remembered
| War |
First World War (1914-1918) |
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| Total names on memorial: |
0 |
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| Served & Returned |
0 |
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| Died |
1 |
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| Is this an exact count? |
Not known |
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| How are the names ordered? |
Not known |
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| What information is listed on the memorial? |
rank, year died, regiment, place of death, forename, place of burial, manner of death, age of death, additional, decorations |
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| Is a list of names on the memorial held by the UKNIWM? |
No |
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Maintenance
| Are the letters difficult to read? |
No |
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| Who is responsible for the memorial? |
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| Maintenance History: |
2009: Restoration work completed.
FULLY RESTORED ON THE 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF LEEFE-ROBINSON'S FEAT IN 1986 |
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Ceremonies
| Date: |
03RD SEPTEMBER 1986 |
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| Role | Performed By |
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| RE-DEDICATED |
AIR VICE MARSHAL M J STEAR |
Sponsorships
| Sponsorship Type: |
Corporate |
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| Did this include a trust or scholarship? |
No |
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| Did this include a roll of honour? |
NOT APPLICABLE |
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| Cost of Site: |
Not known |
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| Cost of Memorial: |
Not known |
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| Comments on Costs: |
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Craftsmen
| Name | Occupation |
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| THE DAILY EXPRESS |
SPONSOR |
References
| Co-ordinator's Comments: |
LEEFE-ROBINSON DIED OF INFLUENZA AND IS BURIED AT STANMORE. HIS PRIVATE GRAVE MARKER HAS BEEN RECORDED FOR THIS PROJECT. (NIWM 11441) |
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| Comments: |
STRICTLY, THE AIRSHIP WAS A SHUTTE LANZ AND NOT A ZEPPELIN, BUT THEEPISODE HAS ALWAYS BEEN KNOWN LOCALLY AS 'THE CUFFLEY ZEPPELIN' |
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| Photographs: |
None |
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| Other Documents: |
SEE ALSO FILE 49648 |
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| Form / Letter: |
L |
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| Negatives: |
No |
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| Drawings / Plans: |
No |
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| Minutes: |
No |
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| Publication Name | Author | Date Published | Page / Date | Other Information |
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| BRITAIN'S AVIATION MEMORIALS & MEMENTOES |
SMITH, DAVID J |
1992 |
40 |
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