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Ansty World War 2 War Memorial
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Ansty was home to Ansty Aerodrome from 1936 to 1953 and
was mainly an RAF Training Station. The memorial was unveiled in 2014 and states:

In Memory of The  6 Airmen of 9 EFTS Anstry Aerodrome
Who Died Over Ansty During WW2
Rest in Peace at Ansty Church
WW2
Last Name
 First Name  Rank  Regiment  Died  Age 
 Burke, AFC  R G  Pilot Instructor  Royal Air Force  20 April 1941 33
 McCarthy  D N  Pilot Instructor  Royal Air Force  20 April 1941 24
 Scholes  J  U/T Pilot  Royal Air Force  20 April 1941 26
 Brackenbury  C C  Pilot Instructor  Royal Air Force  16 May 1941 24
 Forbes  I S  U/T Pilot  Royal Air Force  7 July 1941 24
 Miskimmin  R A A  U/T Pilot  Royal Air Force  27 July 1914 n/k
 Nason  Reginald  Private    KIA in Italy n/k

If you have any information about any of the men listed on this memorial that you would like to have published in our Life Stories section, or if you would like to take part in any of our indexing projects please contact the War Memorials project co-ordinator.

Transcribed from the Memorial and © Kate Keens. Photo Kate Keens.

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