Montgomery in Montgomery County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Burial Site of Royal Air Force Trainee Pilots
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, July 16, 2022
1. 78 Officers and Men of The Royal Air Force who lost their lives while training in Montgomery, AL Marker
Nearly 1,000 men who died during that war or the First World War when serving with the forces of Britain or the other commonwealth countries lie buried in cemeteries throughout the United States of America
Their graves and this cross of sacrifice which commemorates them are maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the The Cross of Sacrifice series list.
Location. 32° 23.092′ N, 86° 17.465′ W. Memorial is in Montgomery, Alabama, in Montgomery County. It can be reached from Upper Wetumpka Road. Located within the Oakwood Cemetery Annex. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1309 Upper Wetumpka Rd, Montgomery AL 36107, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Alabama’s Tri-Counties River Region. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Black Belt. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Royal Air Force Burial Ground (here, next to this marker); Militaires Francais Decedes Aux Etats-Unis Au Cours de la Guerre 1939-1945 (within shouting distance of this marker); Governor William Calvin Oates / Colonel W. C. Oates, CSA at Gettysburg
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Brigadier General Birkett Davenport Fry, CSA / Colonel B.D. Fry at Battle of Gettysburg (was approx. 0.3 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, July 16, 2022
2. 78 Officers and Men of The Royal Air Force who lost their lives while training in Montgomery, AL Marker
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, July 16, 2022
3. The graves of the 78 Officers and men of The Royal Air Force
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, July 16, 2022
4. Headstone of Air Commodore G. D. Stephenson, CBE of the Royal Air Force
Credits. This page was last revised on September 21, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 19, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 580 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 19, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.
