Orpington, Kent

Grassmeade Estate, Orpington

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25 May 1965
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5 November 2023
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MEMORIAL SITE : Grassmeade Estate RAF Memorial

The wording on the panel on the memorial has faded and is hard to read, however the inscription is as follows:

THIS PLAQUE PRESENTED BY plandwell Homes LIMITED
A MEMBER OF THE RONSON GROUP OF COMPANIES
WAS UNVEILED BY AIR CHEIF MARSHAL THE LORD DOWDING
GCB, GCVO, CMG, RAF (RETD)
ON 25 MAY 1965
THE GRASSMEADE ESTATE IS DEDICATED TO THOSE ILLUSTRIOUS
PILOTS WHO FLEW WITH THE ROYAL AIR FORCE DURING
THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN. THE ROADSHERE ON ARE NAMED
AFTER SOME OF THEM WHO DIED IN THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM
​WHICH WE ENJOY TODAY

THEY ARE
FLIGHT LIEUTENANT G ALLARD. DFC, DFM AND BAR
WING COMMANDER F V BEAMISH DSO AND BAR, DFC, AFC
WING COMMANDER B E FINUCANE DSO, DFC AND 2 BARS
SQUADRON LEADER J G MUNGO-PARK DGF AND BAR
WING COMMANDER J B NICOLSON VC DFC
​WING COMMANDER T S WADE DSO DFC AND 2 BARS