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Title
Battle of Britain Memorial
Medium
stone & bronze
Accession number
EX8_AW_S032
Acquisition method
commissioned and presented by the Royal Air Force Association
Work type
War memorial
Work status
extant
Access
at all times
Inscription description
on sun dial: TURN YOUR FACE TO THE SUN AND THE SHADOWS FALL BEHIND YOU; around the dial, three plaques: DAWN PATROL; EVENING PATROL; HEIGHT OF BATTLE; plaque 1: THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN / NEVER IN THE FIELD OF HUMAN CONFLICT WAS SO MUCH OWED BY SO MANY TO SO FEW / WINSTON S CHURCHILL 1940; plaque 2: Presented to the people and the town of / EXMOUTH / by the Royal Air Forces Association / in memory of all those men and women of the / Royal Air Force and Allied Air Forces / who gave their lives, / coupled with the name of / Group Captain Q. STUDD D.F.C D.L R.A.F. (Rtd.) / President of the Exmouth Branch / Royal Air Forces Association / 1947–1989
Esplanade, Exmouth
EX8 1BB
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