International Bomber Command Centre Memorial

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Location B1131, Canwick Hill, Lincoln, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Type memorial
Description

Metal walls and spire

The Walls of Names surround the Memorial Spire in a series of circles framing the view of the City and the Cathedral. There are 271 individual panels. Each one is formed from engraved sheets of Corten Weathering Steel.

Every life lost in Bomber Command was equal in sacrifice and, as a result, the walls do not recognise rank or medals awarded.

The IBCC is the only place in the world where all these losses are commemorated.

There are 23 walls
They carry 271 panels of names
There are about 3/4 million individual characters making up the names
The names were cut using lasers
The panels have been cut to allow for poppies to be placed alongside the names
Each panel is numbered to help locate names
The names represent the losses from over 45 nations
The youngest is only 14
The research behind the names took over 100 volunteers 4 years
The welcome panel was created from Aluminium from a RCAF Halifax which crashed in 1944. It was donated to the project by the Bomber Command Museum, Nanton, Canada
Phase 3 which will cover the losses of pre and post war Bomber Command and those from other Bombing Commands based outside of the UK

The following are listed as country of origin of Australia but no link can be found to Australia

STOPFORD, NEWMAN 656400 (RAF)
STOCKTON, NORMAN (Civilian worked for the Sydney Sun Newspaper)
NEWTON, HARRY 1896256 (RAFVR)
MATHIAS, John Lawrence 1813298 (RAFVR)
LANE, Arthur Frederick 1386890 (RAFVR)
JOHNSON, GEORGE WILLIAM 1018928 (RAFVR)
HOLMES, GEOFFREY CHARLES CHRISTIE 1281476 (RAFVR)
GREEN, GEORGE CHARLES 1255176 (RAFVR)
GILL, LESLIE FRANK 53946 (RAF)
DRINKWATER, Fred 541979 (RAF)
DINEEN, Cecil John 53475 (RAF)
CLEZY, WILLIAM 1365054 (RAFVR)
BRIGGS, James 1132443 (RAFVR)

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Names

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GIRLING, Clyde Joseph

Service number 419466
Pilot Officer
Born 18 Feb 1914

LANGWORTHY, Walter Dinnathorne

Service number 408157
Pilot Officer
No. 97 Squadron (RAF)
Royal Air Force
Born 21 Feb 1913

NICOL, Alexander Hunter

Service number 426979
Flying Officer
No. 50 Squadron (RAF)
Royal Air Force
Born 8 Feb 1924

PANWICK, Keith

Service number 433753
Flight Sergeant
RAF Conversion Units
Royal Air Force
Born 15 Mar 1925

NEWMAN, George Henry

Service number 427929
Flight Sergeant
No. 460 Squadron (RAAF)
Royal Australian Air Force
Born 13 May 1919

PLOWMAN, Arthur Leslie

Service number 424880
Pilot Officer
No. 207 Squadron (RAF)
Royal Air Force
Born 27 Jun 1917

GIRRBACH, Karl

Service number 407712
Flying Officer
Born 13 Jan 1915

FELSTEAD, William Eldred

Service number 420870
Pilot Officer
No. 467 Squadron (RAAF)
Royal Australian Air Force
Born 14 Apr 1922

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