A service of thanksgiving and commemoration of the 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain is to take place at the Falmouth Parish Church of King Charles the Martyr at 10.30am on Sunday, September 6.
Following the Service there will be an unveiling ceremony carried out by Air Marshal Sir Dusty Miller KBE at the Falmouth Water Sports Centre of a monument to the RAF 1102 Marine Craft Unit which operated from this location until the mid seventies. The monument also honours 209 & 240 Squadrons of Coastal Command who operated off Trefusis Point. "This is a very special day for the Royal Air Force," said Lance Smale chairman of the county and the Falmouth Branch of the RAF Association. "I have organised a service to commemorate this crucial battle and honour 'The Few'.
Among those attending will be Air Commodore John Bessel, the Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall, Sarah Newton MP, the Mayor of Falmouth and the Mayor of Penryn."
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