RAF MEMORIAL
UKNIWM Ref: 11560
Address
| Type: |
PILLAR/COLUMN |
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| Other Location Details: |
ROADSIDE VICTORIA EMBANKMENT AT WHITEHALL STAIRS |
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| OS Map Ref: |
TQ 300 800 |
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Inscription
IN MEMORY OF ALL RANKS OF THE ROYAL NAVAL AIR SERVICE, ROYAL FLYING CORPS, ROYAL AIR FORCE AND THOSE AIR FORCES FROM EVERY PART OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE, WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN WINNING VICTORY FOR THEIR KING AND COUNTRY 1914-18. I BARE YOU ON EAGLES WINGS AND BROUGHT YOU UNTO MYSELF
Components
| Component | Material(s) | Height | Width | Depth | Condition |
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| COLUMN |
STONE |
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|
GOOD |
Physical Description
STONE COLUMN SURMOUNTED BY A LARGE GLOBE ON WHICH STANDS A GILT EAGLE FACING TOWARDS THE THAMES, WINGS UPSTRETCHED
Wars Commemorated & People Remembered
| War |
FIRST WORLD WAR |
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| Total names on memorial: |
0 |
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| Served & Returned |
0 |
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| Died |
0 |
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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? |
regiment |
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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: |
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Ceremonies
| Role | Performed By |
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| UNVEILING |
HRH PRINCE OF WALES |
Sponsorship
| Sponsorship Type: |
None |
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| Did this include a trust or scholarship? |
No |
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| Did this include a roll of honour? |
No |
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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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| SIR REGINALD BLOMFIELD |
DESIGNER |
| SIR WILLIAM REID DICK |
SCULPTOR |
References
| Co-ordinator's Comments: |
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| Comments: |
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| Photographs: |
None |
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| Other Documents: |
None |
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| Form / Letter: |
O |
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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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| LONDON'S OPEN AIR STATUARY |
GLEICHEN |
1928 |
P 102 |
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| AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN: BRITISH FIRST WORLD WAR MEMORIALS |
BOORMAN, DEREK |
1988 |
PP 36-37 |
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| LONDON STATUES: A GUIDE TO LONDONS OUTDOOR STATUES AND SCULPTURE |
BYRON, A |
1981 |
P 363 |
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