Sir Keith Park - Thames, North Island, New Zealand
S 37° 09.420 E 175° 33.113
60H E 371413 N 5886729
A stone monument dedicated to Air Chief Marshall Sir Keith Park.
Waymark Code: WM945N
Location: North Island, New Zealand
Date Posted: 06/26/2010
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Sir Keith Park GCB KBE MC DFC DCL commanded 11 Group of Fighter Command – responsible for the defence of London and the South East. He therefore commanded the squadrons which saw the most intense activity during the Battle of Britain. The Battle went on for many months, but by October 1940, faced with the failure of Nazi Germany to defeat the RAF, Hitler gave up and turned his attention to the Eastern Front.
He was a New Zealander who fought in the First World War in the field artillery at Gallipoli and then the Somme, where he was wounded and evacuated to England. Medically graded unfit to continue service with the artillery, Park joined the Royal Flying Corps, remaining with the air arm when it was incorporated into the Royal Air Force in 1918.
The plaque reads:-
This memorial is dedicated to the memory of Thames born Air Chief Marshall Sir Keith Park Commander 11 Group during The Battle of Britian.
This memorial is also dedicated to those New Zealand and other allied aircrew who fought with Sir Keith diring The Battle of Britian between July and October 1940. Dedicated on the 60th anniverery of this battle September 17th 2000.
Website with more information on either the memorial or the person(s) it is dedicated to: [Web Link]
Location: The car park of the Thames Airfield
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