- Air Forces Memorial
The Air Forces Memorial, or Runnymede Memorial, near
Egham ,Surrey ,England is a memorial dedicated to some 20,456 men and women from theBritish Empire who were lost in operations fromWorld War II . All of those recorded have no known grave anywhere in the world and many were lost without trace. The name of each of these airmen and airwomen is engraved into the stone walls of the memorial, according to country and squadron.The memorial was designed by Sir
Edward Maufe with sculpture by Vernon Hill. The engraved glass and painted ceilings were designed by John Hutton and the poem engraved on the gallery window was written by Paul H Scott. It was the first post-World War II building to be listed for architectural merit.The roof of the memorial looks over the
River Thames , andRunnymede Meadow the location where theMagna Carta was signed by King John in 1215. Most of North, West and CentralLondon can be seen from the viewpoint; monuments such as theLondon Eye andWindsor Castle can be seen clearly, also on a clear day the arch ofWembley Stadium is visible.The memorial lies on Coopers Hill Lane,
Englefield Green , adjacent to the Runnymede campus ofBrunel University and the Kingswood accommodation ofRoyal Holloway, University of London . It is a Grade II* listed building.External links
* [http://www.cwgc.org/search/cemetery_details.aspx?cemetery=109600&mode=1 Commonwealth War Graves Commission - official site]
* [http://www.wyrdlight.com/stories/airforcerunnymede.htm Short story and images of the memorial with additional 'pop-up' images and 'pop-up' full transcript of Scott's poem]
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