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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J. Walters

J. Walters

J. Lyons & Co. Ltd. staff member who died in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Lieutenant Ralph Charles Fairbairn Cotton

Lieutenant Ralph Charles Fairbairn Cotton

Ralph Charles Fairbairn Cotton was born on 16 January 1883 in Sydenham, Kent (now Greater London), one of the three children of Stephen Fairbairn Cotton (c.1857-1929) and Carrie Henrietta Maria Cot...

Person, Armed Forces, Law, France

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
C. Thrush

C. Thrush

J. Lyons & Co. Ltd. staff member who died in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Pilot Officer Anthony Sainte Croix Rose, BA

Pilot Officer Anthony Sainte Croix Rose, BA

Anthony Sainte Croix Rose was born on 17 February 1910 in Chipperfield, Hertfordshire, the son of Harcourt George Sainte Croix Rose (1883-1955) and Florence Norah Rose née Deane (1884-1970). The bi...

Person, Armed Forces, Law

War dead, WW2
1 memorial
Rifleman Frederick William Pozzi

Rifleman Frederick William Pozzi

Frederick William Pozzi was born on 5 June 1889 in Edmonton, Middlesex, (now Greater London) the youngest of the four children of Albert Pozzi (1858-1894) and Emma Pozzi née Webster (1859-1929). On...

Person, Armed Forces, France

War dead, WW1
1 memorial

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Jack Beresford

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1 memorial