Memorial Details
Memorial
Roll of Honour Aircrew 1943 Village Hall
Reference
W107.05
Place
WESTGATE
Map ref
9038
Original Location
Village Hall (former Men’s Institute). In the downstairs room on the way to the kitchen.
Which war
1939-45
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
2005
Memorial Description
Roll of Honour behind glass in a frame 18 inches high x 15 inches wide. There is a single line green border. At the top is the R.A.F. badge in colour. The names are listed in a single column. The lettering is printed using serif lower case.
Materials used
Paper behind glass
Inscription
In memory of / the crew of Wellington LN497. / Who gave their lives on Westernhope Moor / On the 2nd October 1943. /
They gave their tomorrows for our today.
They gave their tomorrows for our today.
Names
Notes
1. The bomber took off from Hampstead Norris for a training cross country run and ran into bad weather. It crashed into the side of a hill on Swindhope Common.
2. Sgt. Creamer was buried in Stonefall cemetery, Harrogate. The rest were buried in their home towns.
2. Sgt. Creamer was buried in Stonefall cemetery, Harrogate. The rest were buried in their home towns.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photo: Dorothy Hall
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses Volume 7; Operational Training Units 1940-1947. W.R. Chorley. 2002. Midland Publishing; ISBN 1 85780 132 6
Source of quotation:
“They gave their tomorrows for our today”.
“When you go home, tell them of us and say / For your tomorrow we gave our today.” on the memorial at Kohima, Burma, itself thought to be inspired by the poet Simonides.
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses Volume 7; Operational Training Units 1940-1947. W.R. Chorley. 2002. Midland Publishing; ISBN 1 85780 132 6
Source of quotation:
“They gave their tomorrows for our today”.
“When you go home, tell them of us and say / For your tomorrow we gave our today.” on the memorial at Kohima, Burma, itself thought to be inspired by the poet Simonides.
External web link
Research acknowledgements
Dorothy Hall; George Brown
Research In Progress
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Roll of Honour Aircrew 1943 Village Hall (W107.05)
WESTGATE Village Hall
In memory of
the crew of Wellington LN497.
Who gave their lives on Westernhope Moor
On the 2nd October 1943.
Plt/officer J.R. Brannan, age 31
Sgt. T. Churn, age 20
Sgt. K.T. Creamer, age 22.
Sgt. P.M. Lay, age 22
Sgt. L. Nichol, age 19
Sgt. D. Postlethwaite, age 34
They gave their tomorrows for our today.
NamesW107.05
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