The
following photos show the ceremony that took
place at Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, in October
2008 for the unveiling of RAF 58 OTU Memorial in
the town.
The names of Airmen from the different
nationalities who participated in 58 OTU are
represented on the Memorial Plaque.
BELOW: The RAF 58 OTU Memorial at Grangemouth
prior to its unveiling. The Monument is draped
with the Royal Air Force Ensign.
Photo: © 2009 Steven Spink
BELOW: The arrival of full-size replica
Supermarine Spitfire coded PQN by road
transporter for re-assembly and display. This
aircraft will be sited by the Memorial wall.
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Photo: © 2009 Steven Spink
BELOW: Dignitaries and visitors gathered at
Grangemouth for the unveiling ceremony.
Photo: © 2009 Steven Spink
BELOW: RAF Air Marshall Sir Robert Austin (left
of centre) together with RAF Chaplains and other
dignitaries at the unveiling ceremony.
Photo: © 2009 Steven Spink
BELOW: Former Flying Officer and Consolidated
Catalina pilot John Cruickshank, VC, lays a
wreath at the Memorial in remembrance of those
who sacrificed their lives, and to whom we owe
an incalculable debt of gratitude.
Photo: © 2009 Steven Spink
BELOW:
John Cruickshank, VC. (Click on link for
details of John Cruickshank's Victoria Cross)
Photo: © 2009 Steven Spink
BELOW: The RAF 58 OTU Memorial after the
unveiling ceremony. (See also enlarged photos of
individual panels below)
Airmen from the following countries are
represented on the Memorial: New Zealand,
Australia, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Eire, United
Kingdom, Netherlands, United States of America,
Poland, and Canada.
Photo: © 2009 Steven Spink
BELOW: Memorial Plaque showing the left hand and
centre panels. (Enlarged photos below)
Photo: © 2009 Steven Spink
BELOW: Memorial Plaque showing the centre and
right hand panels. (Enlarged photos below)
Photo: © 2009 Steven Spink
The RAF 58 OTU Memorial. Individual
panel enlargements.
BELOW: Panel 1
(See further down this page for memorial to
Plt Off C. G. Everiss of New Zealand, whose name
appears on this Panel.)
BELOW: Panel 2
BELOW: Panel 3
BELOW: Panel 4
BELOW: Panel 5
BELOW: Panel 6
BELOW: Panel 7
All above photos: © 2010 Steven Spink
Grave and Memorial to Pilot Officer
Carlyle Gray Everiss (26), RNZAF
BELOW: The grave of New Zealander PO Carlyle
Everiss who was killed at the village of Cowie
near Stirling when the Spitfire he was flying --
P9497 of 58 OTU -- crashed on 2nd October 1941.
PO Everiss lost his life while attempting to
prevent his aircraft from crashing into a
colliery and railway sidings at Cowie.
A
new memorial was erected in his honour in 2007.
He is buried at Grangemouth (Grandsable
Cemetery). His name is on Panel One, New
Zealand Memorial, at Cowie bowling club near
Stirling.
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BELOW: Close-up of memorial panel
All above photos: © 2010 Steven Spink
NOTE: On this
site, the spelling of PO Everiss' first
name (Carlyle) follows that provided by
the
Commonwealth War Graves Commission,
although this differs from the spelling
used on the panel above.
