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Memorial Bristol Blenheim R3896

The memorial consist of a memorial bench and an information panel.

The text on the plaque on the bench is:
Site of Remembrance
7th July 1940
Pilot Officer H.C.M Bamber
Sergeant. J. Holdsworth
Sergeant G. Reid

The main text on the information panel is:
In grateful memory of the crew of the No 15
Squadron RAF Bristol Blenheim R3896 LS
that crashed in this canal on 7 July 1940.

Pilot P/O Hugh C.M Bamber, 19 years
Air gunner sgt. George Reid, 28 years
Observer sgt. John Holdswordt, age unknown

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