Fort Worth in Tarrant County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Royal Flying Corps Memorial

Photographed by James Hulse, January 1, 2025

1. Royal Flying Corps Memorial

Inscription. This monument was erected by the officers, cadets, non-commissioned officers and men of the Royal Flying Corps, Canada. In loving memory of those members of the Corps who died while stationed in Texas, November 1917 to April 1918.

Per ardua ad astra
(Translation) Through adversity to the stars

Right Side
Buried Here
Lieut. S.R. Cuthbert Dec. 28, 17 • 2nd Lieut. M.F. Connelly Jan. 14, 18 • 2nd Lieut. J.J Wray Feb.15, 18 • Cadet C.A. Baker Dec. 21, 17 • Cadet C.F. Bovill Feb. 27, 18 • Cadet H. Hooten Mar. 27, 18 • Cadet M.W. Kirwan Apr. 8, 18 • Cadet G.D. Manson Dec. 23, 17 • Cadet J.C. Ringland Feb. 21, 18 • A. Sgt. F.G. Hill Dec. 7, 17 • Corp'l William Miles Mar. 19, 18 • Lt. Robert M. Herbert Feb. 18, 75 • Cdt. E. Burton Hundley Dec. 1, 17

Left Side
Buried Elsewhere
Capt. V.B. Castle Feb. 15, 18 • 2nd Lieut. B.J. Burlen Mar. 19, 18 • 2nd Lieut. R.M. Cummings Jan. 16, 18 • 2nd Lieut. R.J. Jenner Dec. 21, 17 • 2nd Lieut. R.L. Johnson Nov. 12, 17 • 2nd Lieut. W.S. MacDonald Jan. 28, 18 • 2nd Lieut. L.J. Rainboth Dec. 24, 17 • Cadet W.E. Alcock Nov. 24, 17 • Cadets S.W. Arnheim Mar. 21, 17 • Cadet J.D. Brosman Feb. 8, 18 • Cadet F.J. Dwyer Mar. 28, 18 • Cadet A.W. Eden Dec. 21, 17 • Cadet R.D. Garwood Mar. 28, 18 • Cadet A.R. Harrison Dec. 23, 17 • Cadet B.F. Hurlburt Mar. 7, 18 • Cadet C.J. Jennings Apr. 4, 18 • Cadet W.J. King Jan. 28, 18 • Cadet D.G. Mott Dec. 27, 17 • Cadet G.N. Murray Feb. 14, 18 • Cadet R. Porter Feb 13, 18 • Cadet D.H. Rogers Jan. 17, 18 • Cadet J.S. Rowan Mar. 28, 18 • Cadet R.K. Randle Jan. 31, 18 • Cadet P.W. Taylor Jan. 8, 18 • Cadet A.H. Webber Apr. 10, 18 • 1st A.M. R Wilkinion Mar. 10, 18 • 2nd A.M. S. Hayes Mar. 3, 18 • 2nd A.M. J. Syrad Dec. 24, 18 • Lieut. A.M. Brenneke June 18, 84

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Location. 32° 45.792′ N, 97° 21.81′ W. Memorial is in Fort Worth, Texas, in Tarrant County. It is on White Settlement Road west of North University Drive. The marker is located in Greenwood Memorial Park, Section 5-H. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 3400 White Settlement Rd, Fort Worth TX 76107, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Prairies & Lakes Region.

It is also in the American South.

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 New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Royal Flying Corps (within shouting distance of this marker); Ahavath Sholom Hebrew Cemetery (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); William John Marsh (approx. 0.2 miles away); Ormer Leslie Locklear

Royal Flying Corps Memorial - Right Side image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, January 1, 2025

2. Royal Flying Corps Memorial - Right Side

(approx. 0.2 miles away); Billy Muth (approx. ¼ mile away); Lawrence Clifton Elliott (approx. 0.4 miles away); Fort Worth's First Flight (approx. ¾ mile away); Oakwood Cemetery (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Worth.

Royal Flying Corps Memorial - Left Side image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, January 1, 2025

3. Royal Flying Corps Memorial - Left Side

Royal Flying Corps Memorial and gravestones image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, January 1, 2025

4. Royal Flying Corps Memorial and gravestones

Credits. This page was last revised on January 5, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 4, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 226 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 5, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.