Bomber Memorial (Stanley Village)

9 July 2011

The Memories of Stanley Village Trust (MOSVT)  held a Memorial Service at the W5795 Wellington Bomber Memorial Plinth in the church yard of Saint Andrew's, Station Road, Stanley, Derbyshire, DE7 6F on Saturday 9th July 2011.  There was also a flypast of a Hurricane from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight.


The service and flypast were to mark the anniversary of the loss of Wellington Bomber No. W5795 which crashed in Stanley on Sunday July 12th 1942. The plane plummeted to the ground during an altitude test flight resulting in the deaths of crew: Squadron Leader Cyril Colmore, Pilot Officer Kenneth Radford, Flight Sergeant Ronald Gillott, Flight Sergeant Arthur Smith and test observer Clifford Abbott.


Guest of Honour will be War Widow Mrs Freda Burton, who is 97 years old, she is the widow of the Rear Gunner of the Bomber.  She  will be travelling from Cumbria to pay homage at Stanley. Other guests will include family members of the crew from Yorkshire, the Mayor of Erewash and other dignitaries. Five doves from the National Memorial Arboretum Pax Liberation Doves of Peace will be released in memory of the crew.


The Memorial Service and Flypast have been timed to precede the opening of the West Hallam Well Dressing.

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 Terry Hall
69 Station Road,
Stanley Village
Derbyshire
DE7 6FB

01159 303641
nobbyderbysa@yahoo.co.uk

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