Memorial Details
What type of memorial is it?
Window
How would you describe the memorial and its ornamentation?
Two light stained glass window with tracery light at top. Air sea rescue launch and an airmen in a dinghy beside a crashed aircraft with the cliffs of Dover in the background in a central rondel with an aircraft flying over. RAF insignia in the tracery window. Coastal Command badge below the rondel with the inscription.
Dedicatory stone tablet below window
Location
Has this memorial been lost?
No
Location
Location
Is this the memorial's current location?
Yes
Building Name
St Mary the Virgin Church
Street
Cannon Street
Town
Dover
District
Dover
County
Kent
Country
England
Postcode
CT16 1BN
OS map ref
TR 31920 41520
If the memorial is located in a site of worship, please list the religious denominations
Church of England

Air-Sea Rescue & Marine Craft Sections Royal Air Force Location

Commemoration
What words are inscribed on the memorial?
Window: IN MEMORY OF ALL/ RANKS OF THE ALLIED/ AIR FORCES AND AIR-/SEA RESCUE SERVICE & MARINE/ CRAFT SECTIONS OF/ THE ROYAL AIR FORCE/ WHO PERISHED IN THE/SEAS THROUGHOUT THE/WORLD DURING/ THE SECOND WORLD WAR.//
Tablet; THIS MEMORIAL WINDOW WAS/DEDICATED IN THE PRESENCE OF/HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH/THE QUEEN MOTHER/LORD WARDEN OF THE CINQUE PORTS/AND PATRON OF THIS CHURCH/ON THURSDAY 10TH JULY 1980.
War
How many names are listed in total?
0
Which war or group does the memorial commemorate?
Second World War (1939-1945)
Is the total an exact count?
Yes
Of the names listed, how many served and returned?
0
Of the names listed, how many died?
0
Condition
Is the writing on the memorial difficult to read?
No
Which organisation is the custodian of the memorial?
St Mary's Church
Components
Component Details
Which memorial component are you recording?
Window
What condition is this component in?
Good
What materials has this component been constructed from?
Stained Glass
Dimensions
How high is the component?
c5000mm
How wide is the component?
c2000mm
Listing Information
Does it have listed status?
No
Component Details
Which memorial component are you recording?
Tablet
What condition is this component in?
Good
What materials has this component been constructed from?
Stone
Dimensions
How high is the component?
c600mm
How wide is the component?
c1000mm
How deep is the component?
c40mm
Listing Information
Does it have listed status?
No
War Memorials Online Reference number
143522
History
Scholarship
Is there a trust or scholarship associated with it?
No
Ceremony
Ceremony
Ceremony
What was the purpose of the ceremony?
Unveiled
When did it take place?
10th July 1980
Who was present?
HM Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
References
References
Geograph - www.geograph.org.uk/photo/ 824647 - accessed 1 May 2020
Image(s)
Memorial Image
Dover St Mary's Air Sea Rescue
What is the image's caption?
Dover St Mary's Air Sea Rescue
Copyright Statement
Sharky Ward
Who is it credited to?
Sharky Ward
Date Taken
24/07/2026
Who took or provided this image?
Sharky Ward
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✖
Media Image Height
1000
Media Image Width
564
Dover St Mary's Air Sea Rescue
What is the image's caption?
Dover St Mary's Air Sea Rescue
Copyright Statement
Sharky Ward
Who is it credited to?
Sharky Ward
Date Taken
24/07/2026
Who took or provided this image?
Sharky Ward
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✖
Media Image Height
563
Media Image Width
1000
Dover St Mary's Air Sea Rescue
What is the image's caption?
Dover St Mary's Air Sea Rescue
Copyright Statement
Sharky Ward
Who is it credited to?
Sharky Ward
Date Taken
24/07/2026
Who took or provided this image?
Sharky Ward
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✖
Media Image Height
1000
Media Image Width
563
Dover St Mary's Air Sea Rescue
What is the image's caption?
Dover St Mary's Air Sea Rescue
Copyright Statement
Sharky Ward
Who is it credited to?
Sharky Ward
Date Taken
24/07/2026
Who took or provided this image?
Sharky Ward
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✖
Media Image Height
563
Media Image Width
1000