Tempsford WW2 SOE Memorial Stone

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Reference WMO/264371

Address:

St Peter's Church

Church Street

Tempsford

SG19 SAT

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Non freestanding
Location: Internal
Setting: Inside a building - public/private
Description: Composite
Materials:
  • Metal Metal (any)
  • Metal Brass
  • Other Other
  • Paper Paper
  • Stone Stone (any)
  • Timber Timber (any)
Lettering: Other
Conflicts:
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
About the memorial: Dedicated to the personal of 138 and 161 (Special Duties) Squadrons Bomber Command and also the incredibly brave members of the SOE (Special Operations Executive) . There is a Book of Remembrance, also the badges of the Royal Australian and Royal Canadian Air Forces, also a Runway Light, a Brass Plaque and a Stone Tablet
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The Stone Tablet- IN THANKSGIVING/FOR ALL WHO OPERATED FROM/R.A.F. TEMPSFORD AIRFIELD/ 1941-1945/FOR THE RESISTANCE WORKERS/WHO WERE FLOWN TO ENEMY-OCCUPIED EUROPE/ AND IN REMEMBRANCE OF/THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR FREEDOM; The Brass Plaque-IN REMEMBRANCE OF THE R.A.F. AND AGENTS OF/THE SPECIAL OPERATIONS EXECUTIVE KILLED/DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR//THIS LIGHT IS FROM THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY/USED TO GUIDE THE LYSANDERS BACK TO/THEIR HANGERS AT R.A.F. TEMPSFORD; Brass Plaque on the Royal Australian Air Force Badge-To the honoured memory/of the Royal Australian Air Force/personnel who served the allied/cause in the Special Duties/Squadrons No. 138 and No. 161/at RAF Tempsford Airfield/during World War 2. 1939-1945/Many of these airmen paid the/supreme sacrifice Front Cover of the Book of Remembrance- THE/TEMPSFORD/SPECIAL DUTIES/SQUADRONS//BOOK/OF/REMEMBRANCE

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