Air Forces Memorial

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Commonwealth War Graves Commission memorial World War II memorial war memorial

The Air Forces Memorial is a British war memorial at Runnymede commemorating members of the Allied air forces who were lost in World War II and have no known grave.

Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form As subject As object
Air Forces Memorial, Runnymede 0 3
Air Forces Memorial at Runnymede 0 1
USAAF memorial 0 1
air force memorial 0 1

Statements (32)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Commonwealth War Graves Commission memorial →
World War II memorial →
war memorial →
alsoKnownAs Runnymede Memorial →
architect Edward Maufe →
commemorates air force personnel with no known grave →
members of the Allied air forces lost in World War II →
conflictCommemorated World War II →
country United Kingdom →
dedicatedTo air force personnel of Allied nations →
air force personnel of the British Empire and Commonwealth →
designer Edward Maufe →
features cloister →
courtyard →
inscribed panels with names of the missing →
tower →
hasInscription names of missing airmen and airwomen →
hasViewOf London on a clear day →
Windsor Castle →
heritageDesignation Grade II* listed building →
location England →
Runnymede →
Surrey →
maintainedBy Imperial War Graves Commission →
surface form: Commonwealth War Graves Commission
materialUsed stone →
overlooks Thames →
surface form: River Thames

Bagshot Heath →
surface form: Runnymede Meadow
ownedBy Imperial War Graves Commission →
surface form: Commonwealth War Graves Commission
sculptor Vernon Hill →
unveiledBy Elizabeth II →
surface form: Queen Elizabeth II
unveilingDate 1953-10-17 →
yearCompleted 1953 →

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Runnymede Borough → hasHistoricSite → Air Forces Memorial →
this entity surface form: Air Forces Memorial, Runnymede
Bushy Park → hasMemorial → Air Forces Memorial →
this entity surface form: USAAF memorial
this entity surface form: air force memorial
Runnymede → hasMonument → Air Forces Memorial →
Englefield Green → hasNearbyLandmark → Air Forces Memorial →
this entity surface form: Air Forces Memorial, Runnymede
Magna Carta Memorial → near → Air Forces Memorial →
this entity surface form: Air Forces Memorial, Runnymede
John F. Kennedy Memorial → nearbySite → Air Forces Memorial →
this entity surface form: Air Forces Memorial at Runnymede