The Air Forces Memorial at Runnymede stands on Cooper’s Hill, Englefield Green, near Windsor overlooking the River Thames.
It bears the names of over 20,000 airmen who were lost in the Second World War during operations from bases in the United Kingdom and Europe, and who have no known graves. They served in Bomber, Fighter, Coastal, Transport, Flying Training and Maintenance Commands, and came from all parts of the Commonwealth. Some were from countries in Europe which were under German occupation but whose airmen continued to fight in the ranks of the RAF. The memorial was designed by Sir Edward Maufe and was opened by Her Majesty the Queen on 17 October 1953.
Lewisham Residents on this memorial include:
- Angel, Arthur Leonard
- Anset, Douglas Campbell
- Collins, John Edward Martin
- Cooper, Stanley Frederick
- Donovan, Robert Leonard
- Drew, Cornelius Stanley
- Esau, Edwin
- Fordham, Harry Frederick
- Ganly, Conrad Charles W
- Harris, Frederick George
- Hazell, Herbert William
- Hebdon, James George
- Howard, Clifford Owen
- Jones, Adrian Evan Tudor
- Jordan, Eric Bernard
- Larcey, Frederick William DFC
- Larcey, George Frederick
- Littell, Lemuel George
- Munnery, Harold
- O'Brien, James Thomas DFM
- Portass, Sidney Leslie
- Seabrook, Harold Leonard
- Seager, Denis Ernest Arthur
- Southall, John William
- Taylor, Leonard Reginald Osborne
Local brothers Frederick William DFC and George Frederick Larcey are named on this memorial.
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