Robert Monk Hall - Foxton

World War II

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  • Listing Status: Not Individually Listed
  • District: Harborough
  • Parish: Foxton

Slate tablet bearing squadron badge at head, with gilt lettering and limestone hood moulding above tablet. It commemorates the crew of a Lancaster LE-Z ND 949, which crashed near Foxton before dawn on 9 April 1945 (see weblinks for eyewitness account). Plaque unveiled 9th April 2002.

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View Further Details Memorial Type:Tablet or Plaque or Board Ref: WMP0425 Other Designation: Conservation Area UKNIWM Ref: 49504 Information Sources: DK Special Categories: Crash Site Website Links: http://www.bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar/stori...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peoplesw...

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Robert Monk Hall - Foxton
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Inscription Reads

IN MEMORY OF THE CREW OF 630 SQUADRON
LANCASTER LE-Z ND 949 WHO LOST THEIR LIVES
AT FOXTON IN THE EARLY DAWN 9TH APRIL 1945
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Casualties Listing

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Name Rank Unit Batt Died Bowman - Anthony Ellis Flight Sergeant Royal Australian Air Force 09/04/1945 Burton - Herbert Eric Flight Sergeant Royal Australian Air Force 09/04/1945 Gibbons - Bernard Sergeant (pilot) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 630 Sqdn 09/04/1945
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