Group    From 1/4/1918 

Royal Air Force

Categories: Armed Forces, Aviation

Formed 1st April 1918 at Hotel Cecil, 80 the Strand where it had its first headquarters.
Motto: Per Ardua Ad Astra, Latin for "Through Struggles to the Stars".

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This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Royal Air Force

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Croydon Aerodrome Battle of Britain memorial

21 foot high and topped with a bronze eagle, this monument does not actually ...

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RAF Memorial

City of Westminster Royal Air Force The Royal Air Force was formed and had ...

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RAF, RFC & RNAS

Per adua {On the north facing side of the plinth:} In memory of all ranks of...

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RAF thanks from Denmark at St Clement Danes

In honour and gratitude for assistance and support 1940 - 1945 Royal Air Fo...

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This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Royal Air Force

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Bomber Command Memorial

The campaign to bomb civilians was so controversial that the bombers were giv...

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Camp Griffiss - USAAF

The quotation from Hugo is very well-chosen. He was exiled from France for 15...

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RAF Memorial

City of Westminster Royal Air Force The Royal Air Force was formed and had ...

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Sergeant Frank James Emberson

Sergeant Frank James Emberson

Frank James Emberson was born on 9 April 1911, the elder son of Frank Emberson (1885-1950) and Alice Maud Emberson née Whiting (1887-1976). His birth was registered in the 2nd quarter of 1911 in th...

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW2
1 memorial
G. A. Marks

G. A. Marks

Resident of the West Ward, Hendon who served and died in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Major William Napier, M.B., B.Ch., F.R.C.S.I.

Major William Napier, M.B., B.Ch., F.R.C.S.I.

William Napier was born in 1893 in Down, County Down, Ireland (now Northern Ireland), one of the nine children of Alexander Napier (1855-1934) and Hester Mary Napier née Maxwell (1863-1920). In th...

Person, Armed Forces, Medicine, Ireland

War dead, WW2
1 memorial
Captain Ernest Parfitt

Captain Ernest Parfitt

Ernest Parfitt was born on 4 June 1887 at 16 Triangle, Old Kent Road, Peckham, Surrey (now Greater London), one of the six children of Walter Parfitt (1860-1939) and Emily Parfitt née Moore (1862-1...

Person, Armed Forces, France, Germany

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
J. A. McKenzie

J. A. McKenzie

Resident of Hendon who served and died in WW2.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW2
1 memorial