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Stanley Wellington Bomber W5795
Town or City: Stanley
County: Derbyshire
Country: England
WMT Reference Number: WM1154
Value of grant: £200.00
Type of memorial: Freestanding
Type of work: New war memorial (no longer funded)
Grant scheme: Small Grants Scheme
Year: 2004
UKNIWM reference number: 000000
A new memorial was created in Stanely Village near Ilkeston in Derbyshire to remember the Wellington Bomber W5795 crew who died when the plane crashed. The crew were on a 'Top Secret' High Altitude Flying Test from Boscombe Down when a mechanical failure caused their plane to crash into a field. A memorial stone has been erected in St Andrew's Churchyard in Stanley Village to commemorate the 5 men lost.
War Memorials Trust gave £200 towards the appeal to install this new grey granite block and base memorial in 2004. It was unveiled at a service on 11th July 2004.
The men remembered are
Sqn Ldr Cyril Colmore
Pilot Officer Kenneth Radford
Flight Sergt Ronald Gillott
Flight Sergt Arthur Smith DFM
Clifford Abbott BSc Civilian Technical Observer
Further information
War Memorials Trust reference WM1154
UK National Inventory of War Memorials:
If you have a concern about this memorial please contact the Trust on conservation@warmemorials.org
