St. Patrick's Church - RAF Memorial Standards - Jurby, Isle of Man - World War II Memorials / Monuments on Waymarking.com

The two Royal Air Force memorial standards can be found in St. Patrick's Church in Jurby. One of the standard is from RAF Jurby and the other from RAF Jurby Head.

RAF Jurby and RAF Jurby Head were two of the RAF Stations on the Isle of Man during WWII among the others were RAF Andreas and RAF Ronaldsway.

The first standard to be dedicated was that of RAF Jurby on 25th March 1979. The brass recording this dedication by the Lord Bishop of Sodor and Man is inscribed as follow:
'THE ROYAL AIR FORCE
ENSIGN
WAS DEDICATED BY
THE LORD BISHOP ON
25TH MARCH 1979
IM MEMORIAL OF THOSE WHO
SERVED AT
R.A.F. STATION
JURBY.'

The second standard to be dedicated was that of RAF Jurby Head on 7th July 1993. The brass recording this dedication by the Rev. White is inscribed as follow:
'ENSIGN
WAS DEDICATED BY
THE REV. WHITE ON
7TH JULY 1993.
IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO
SERVED AT
R.A.F. STATION
JURBY HEAD.'

The War Memorials Online website shows the following information:
Status:On original site
Type:Non freestanding
Location:Internal
Setting:Inside a building - public/private
Description:Flag
Materials:
Metal Brass
Other Fabric
Lettering:Inscribed on a plaque
Conflicts:
Second World War (1939-1945)
About the memorial:Two RAF ensigns, complete with plaques. There are three wooden supports for flagpoles along the north wall of the church, the outer two of which have brass plaques beneath. The right hand plaque states that the RAF Ensign above it was dedicated by the Lord Bishop on 25th March 1979 in memory of those who served at RAF Station Jurby (the airfield). This plaque has an Ensign positioned above it. It appears in the Isle of Man National Inventory of War Memorials as No IOM_NIWM_JUR_00002_1 The left hand plaque states that the RAF Ensign above it was dedicated by the Rev White on 7th July 1993 in memory of those who served at RAF Jurby Head (the Gunnery Range). There was no Ensign in place above this plaque at the time of the survey, rather the standard of No 440 (1st Manx) Squadron, Air Training Corps. An Ensign (presumably the one that should be above this plaque) was, however, draped across a nearby table. This Ensign and plaque appear in the Isle of Man National Inventory of War Memorials as No IOM_NIWM_JUR_00002_2. The ATC standard does not appear on the IoM NIWM. It is presumed that this standard (not a war memorial) should have taken up the central of the three wooden flag supports? Due to the proximity of the two RAF Ensigns and plaques, and their identical presentation, they are treated as a pair here and put together under one reference.

Date of Dedication: 03/25/1979 Property Permission: Public Access times: From: 10:00 AM To: 4:00 PM Website for Waymark: [Web Link] Location of waymark: St. Patrick's Church Church Road Jurby, Isle of Man IM7 3AU Commemoration: The men who served at RAF Jurby and RAF Jurby Head Access instructions: Not listed

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