Cemetery Details

Cemetery:	RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL
Country:	United Kingdom
Locality:	Surrey
Visiting Information:	The Memorial is open every day except Christmas Day and New Years Day, as follows: Winter (1 November - 31 January) Weekdays: 08.00 - 16.00 hours Weekends & Public Holidays: 10.00 - 16.00 hours Summer (1 February - 31 October) Weekdays: 08.00 - 18.00 hours Weekends & Public Holidays: 10.00 - 18.00 hours. Disabled badge holders may use the on site parking area in front of the memorial. All other visitors requiring parking are asked to make use of the public car park some 200 yards from the memorial on Coopers Hill Lane. Note:An Audio Guide to the Air Forces Memorial at Runnymede is now available here or from our website at www.cwgc.org via the home page, New and Events/Latest News.This audio tour will guide you through the memorial at Runnymede, blending archive audio with contemporary information. The tour is in the MP3 format, a file type that can be played on any MP3 player and many mobile phones. Please be aware that some of the files are large and may take time to download.
Location Information:	This Memorial overlooks the River Thames on Cooper's Hill at Englefield Green between Windsor and Egham on the A308, 4 miles from Windsor.
Historical Information:	The Air Forces Memorial at Runnymede commemorates by name over 20,000 airmen who were lost in the Second World War during operations from bases in the United Kingdom and North and Western Europe, and who have no known graves. They served in Bomber, Fighter, Coastal, Transport, Flying Training and Maintenance Commands, and came from all parts of the Commonwealth. Some were from countries in continental Europe which had been overrun but whose airmen continued to fight in the ranks of the Royal Air Force. The memorial was designed by Sir Edward Maufe with sculpture by Vernon Hill. The engraved glass and painted ceilings were designed by John Hutton and the poem engraved on the gallery window was written by Paul H Scott.
No. of Identified Casualties:	20331