Unveiling of the R.A.F. Memorial Plaque, Hixon,

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Date:1992

Description:Unveiling of the plaque in the Memorial Hall on High Street. The hall was built in 1926 on High Street to commemorate the Hixon men killed in the First World War.

The plaque reads: 'R.A.F. Hixon, In Memory Of The Many Airmen Who Gave Their Lives On Active Service Or In Training For The Defence Of This Country While Based At Hixon 1941 - 1962'.


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1920s
Washing Up, Memorial Hall, Hixon,
Washing Up, Memorial Hall, Hixon,

Washing up outside the Memorial Hall on High Street, possibly after celebrating ...

1970s
Building the Memorial Hall Extension, Hixon,
Building the Memorial Hall Extension, Hixon,

The Memorial Hall was built in 1926 on High Street to commemorate the Hixon men ...

1990s
Demolition of a Timber Framed House, Hixon
Demolition of a Timber Framed House, Hixon

Thorn Lea Cottage was built as a pair of cottages in the seventeenth century on ...

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Image courtesy of: Hixon Local History Society

Donor ref:Hixon Local History Society No, PT00161, img: 2182 (18/2582)

Source: Staffordshire Museum Service

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