Featherston Drive - Burbage

World War II

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  • Listing Status: Not Individually Listed
  • District: Hinckley & Bosworth
  • Parish: Burbage

Block of stone with black stone tablet mounted on smooth face, with gold inscription. Commemorates crash site of Wellington Bomber, which was on a training flight and may have suffered from mechanical failure. Unveiled 14 January 2005 (60th Anniversary of the crash) by Don Bayley TD, Chairman of Burbage Parish Council.

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View Further Details Memorial Type:Stone of Remembrance Ref: WMP0214 Other Designation: No Information Sources: Brian Simpson Special Categories: Crash Site Website Links: http://www.burbageheritage.co.uk/fallen/...

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Featherston Drive - Burbage
Grid Reference: SP4321592805 Get Directions

Inscription Reads

THIS MEMORIAL IS DEDICATED TO THE SIX AIRCREW OF
WELLINGTON BOMBER MF 116
26 OTU, RAF WING, OXFORDSHIRE
WHO PERISHED WHEN THEIR AIRCRAFT CRASHED
ON THIS SPOT DURING THE NIGHT OF
14TH JANUARY 1945
"THEIR NAMES LIVETH FOR EVERMORE"
[NAMES]

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Name Rank Unit Batt Died McMurdo - John William Sergeant (wireless Op / Air Gunner) Royal Canadian Air Force 14/01/1945
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