Royal Air Force Memorial, a War Memorial

Royal Air Force Memorial, a War Memorial (HM27XD)

Location: London, England SW1A Greater London
Country: United Kingdom
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N 51° 30.239', W 0° 7.386'

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Inscription
( east side, facing the River Thames )
1914
1918
In
Perpetual
Memory
1939
1945

( west side, facing the street )
In Memory of
All Ranks of the
Royal Naval Air
Service   Royal
Flying Corps
Royal Air Force
and those
Air Forces from
Every Part of the
British Empire
Who Gave Their
Lives in Winning
Victory for
Their King
and Country
1914 — 1918
I · Bare · You · On · Eagles
Wings · And · Brought
You · Unto
Myself

( inscribed at the base )
This Inscription is Added
In Remembrance of Those
Men and Women of the
Air forces of Every Part of
The British Commonwealth and Empire
Who Gave Their Lives
1939 — 1945

( inscribed around the top of the column )
Per Ardua Ad Astra
( "Through Adversity to the Stars" )
Details
HM NumberHM27XD
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Date Added Tuesday, May 29th, 2018 at 7:03pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)30U E 699657 N 5709796
Decimal Degrees51.50398333, -0.12310000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 51° 30.239', W 0° 7.386'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds51° 30' 14.34" N, 0° 7' 23.16" W
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Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling North
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 140 Victoria Embankment, London England SW1A, GB
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