War memorial at Windrush

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War memorial at Windrush

Image: © Roger Davies Taken: 12 May 2008

The war memorial in the churchyard wall at St Peter's church is accompanied on the left by a stone commemorating Sgt Pilot Bruce Hancock RAFVR. He died on 18th August 1940 when he deliberately rammed a German bomber when on a training flight from nearby RAF Windrush.

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Image Location

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Latitude
51.816019
Longitude
-1.721134