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Photograph of the roll of honour to British airmen in St. Clement Danes. The Victoria Cross (VC) is a military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of armed forces of some Commonwealth countries and previous British Empire territories. It takes precedence over all other postnominals and medals.
St Clement Danes is an Anglican church in the City of Westminster, London.It is now situated near the 19th-century Royal Courts of Justice on the Strand.Although the first church on the site was reputedly founded in the 9th century by the Danes, the current building replaced the medieval church building and was completed in 1682 by celebrated architect Sir Christopher Wren.
St Clement Danes Church is the Central Church of the Royal Air Force located in the City of Westminster, London. [40] [41] For generations, members of the Royal Air Force family have enjoyed services of Holy Matrimony and Baptisms. Memorial and funeral serves have taken special place. These remain a strong feature today.
The service for Flight Sergeant Peter Brown will now take place at St Clement Danes, the RAF Central Church, in Westminster so more people can attend. Funeral of one of RAF’s last black WW2 ...
Air Chief Marshal Hugh Caswall Tremenheere Dowding, 1st Baron Dowding, GCB, GCVO, CMG (24 April 1882 – 15 February 1970) was a senior officer in the Royal Air Force.He was Air Officer Commanding RAF Fighter Command during the Battle of Britain and is generally credited with playing a crucial role in Britain's defence, and hence, the defeat of Operation Sea Lion, Adolf Hitler's plan to invade ...
Royal Air Force Mountain Rescue Team memorial plaque in St Clement Danes church crypt, London. A mountain rescue operation is known as a 'call-out'. Particularly noteworthy call-outs include the extended search for the remains of the crew of Avro Lancaster registration TX264 of No. 120 Squadron RAF , which crashed into Scotland 's 1,010-metre ...
Polish Air Force memorial, St Clement Danes, London. On April 6, 1944, a further agreement was reached and the Polish Air Forces in Great Britain came under Polish command, without RAF officers. This resulted in the creation of a dedicated Polish Air Force staff college at RAF Weston-super-Mare, which remained open until April 1946. [12]
Notable RAF officers buried elsewhere are commemorated by memorials, e.g. "Bomber" Harris, [2] the man who led RAF Bomber Command during much of the Second World War. A tradition has grown that the remaining Battle of Britain veterans and their families hold their own, private service in the chapel prior to the Service of Thanksgiving and ...