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Location
At St Michael's Church, Ryde, Isle of Wight, PO33 3DX. IWM War Memorials Archive Record Link : War Memorials Archive Reference 40846 Historic England Listing Status St Michael's Church is Listed Grade II*. It is not known whether the Listing covers the boundary wall on which this plaque is situated. Description A stone plaque on the wall of the Church Hall of St Michael's Church marking the air raid on the area in 1941. St Michael's Road was named Church Road at the time. Trees were planted in 1950 to mark those who were killed; some trees were replaced in 1992. A plaque was erected in nearby Swanmore Middle School in May 1993 - no details of this are known. See Ryde Borough World War II Memorial for other Ryde names. |
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Memorial
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Inscription
APRIL 1950 THE TREES IN THIS ROAD HAVE BEEN PROVIDED MAINLY THROUGH VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY RESIDENTS OF THE DISTRICT, AS A LIVING MEMORIAL TO THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES BY ENEMY ACTION IN THIS AREA ON JUNE 22ND 1941 Further Information 12 people were killed; those who died were :
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Memorials & Monuments
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