Ponca City in Kay County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)
Royal Air Force (RAF) Memorial
Oklahoma Odd Fellows (IOOF) Cemetery
Photographed By Mark Hilton, June 15, 2022
1. Royal Air Force (RAF) Memorial
Erected by City of Ponca City, Oklahoma & Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, World II. A significant day of the year for for this entry is May 31.
Location. 36° 41.355′ N, 97° 6.417′ W. Marker is in Ponca City, Oklahoma, in Kay County. Memorial is on 5th Street south of Brett Drive, on the right when traveling south. Located within Oklahoma Odd Fellows (IOOF) Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1206 S Waverly St, Ponca City OK 74601, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. E. W. Marland (approx. 1.9 miles away); Ponca City Library (approx. 1.9 miles away); Lewis Haines (Lew) Wentz (approx. 1.9 miles away); Ponca Military Academy (approx. 4.4 miles away); "White House" (approx. 5.6 miles away);
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Also see . . . Ponca City, Oklahoma Odd Fellows (IOOF) Cemetery Royal Air Force (RAF) Memorial. (Submitted on May 14, 2023, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
Additional commentary.
1. Thank you
Thank you to Mark Hilton for the pictures. Thanks also to whomever tends the graves. I'm a Great-Nephew of Gerald Worrall and have often searched for images of the gravestone, finding them for the first time today. There's a photo of Gerald himself here: FindAGrave.com. He was survived by his parents, George and Dorothy, and by his younger twin sisters, Margaret and Mary.
— Submitted March 27, 2024, by Mark Young of Bournemouth, Uk.
Photographed By Mark Hilton, June 15, 2022
2. Royal Air Force (RAF) Memorial
The flagpole typically is flying the RAF Ensign (flag).
Photographed By Mark Hilton
3. Memorials of RAF Cadets (3 on right) who died in 1942 during training here.
Charles Bradlaugh Thompson • Joseph A. Neild • Raymond Haslam • John F. Swain
The taller marker on the left was installed in memory of an RAF member, Charles Bradlaugh Thompson, who trained at Ponca City during World War II, but was not killed in training. He returned to the United States after the war, became a resident, and was interred alongside his mates upon his death.
The taller marker on the left was installed in memory of an RAF member, Charles Bradlaugh Thompson, who trained at Ponca City during World War II, but was not killed in training. He returned to the United States after the war, became a resident, and was interred alongside his mates upon his death.
Photographed By Mark Hilton
4. Memorials of RAF Cadets who died in training here.
Owen W. Phillips • Gerald O. G. Worrall • Harry A. Dinnage • R.D.W. (Jumbo) Eyres
The two markers on left are for RAF Cadets who died in 1943, the right two died in 1944.
The two markers on left are for RAF Cadets who died in 1943, the right two died in 1944.
Photographed By Mark Hilton, June 15, 2022
5. Marker below the flagpole.
This mast is dedicated to the memory of John S.
"Jack" Barrington who, from 1949 through the
year of his death in 1999, remained unselfishly
committed to the raising of the Royal Air Force
ensign in an annual tribute to his comrades who,
like himself, came to Ponca City from the United
Kingdom that they might prepare to defend their
homeland. While the ultimate sacrifice of those
who are interred on either side of this mast came
not in battle but in its preparation, his dedication
serves as a reminder that their sacrifice was no
less heroic, and this small plot of prairie ground
they learned to fly above and now rest beneath,
is no less hallowed.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 14, 2023, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 93 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 14, 2023, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
