Dixie Grammar School - Market Bosworth

World War II

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  • Listing Status: Unknown
  • District: Hinckley & Bosworth
  • Parish: Market Bosworth
  • Custodian: DIXIE GRAMMAR SCHOOL

Plaque unveiled in 2008 to Herbert Ernest Black, former student and only Battle of Britain casualty buried in the County (grave at Ibstock). Herbert Black was not known by the Dixie Grammar School Association to be a former student, until the Battle of Britain Historical Society's project to unveil plaques in the former schools of all Battle of Britain casualties. Since then, members of the Dixie Grammar School Association have carried out extensive research and compiled a fascinating collection of information and images relating to him. We hold a digital copy of this on a disc in the archive, and will be adding extracts to this record.

View Further Details Memorial Type:Tablet or Plaque or Board Ref: WMP1533 Notes: A photo of Herbert, a digital copy of the unveiling programme, and a digital slideshow are avalable on the website linked above. Commissioned By: BATTLE OF BRITAIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY Custodian: DIXIE GRAMMAR SCHOOL Information Sources: W Bayley, G Rawlings, Dixie Grammar School Association Website Links: http://www.dixie.org.uk/?i=36356

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Inscription Reads

DIXIE GRAMMAR SCHOOL
IN HONOUR OF
SGT PILOT HERBERT ERNEST BLACK RAFVR
32, 257 AND 46 SQUADRONS ROYAL AIR FORCE
A FORMER STUDENT OF THIS SCHOOL
TO COMMEMORATE HIS CONTRIBUTION TO THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN IN 1940
NEVER IN THE FIELD OF HUMAN CONFLICT
WAS SO MUCH OWED BY SO MANY TO SO FEW
THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY

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Name Rank Unit Batt Died Black - Herbert Ernest Sergeant (pilot) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 46 Squadron 09/11/1940
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