| Air Forces Memorial, Runnymede | |
|---|---|
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission | |
 Showing portico entrance, look-out wing and astral crown surmounting the central chapel. | |
| For Commonwealth Air Forces dead of World War II with no known grave | |
| Unveiled | 17 October 1953 by HM Queen Elizabeth II |
| Location | 51°26′16″N 0°33′54″W / 51.4378°N 0.5650°W near Egham Surrey England |
| Designed by | Edward Maufe |
| Commemorated | Over 20,000 Commonwealth Air Forces personnel including those with acting RAF, AuxAF or WAAF rank such as SOE operatives |
The Air Forces Memorial, or Runnymede Memorial, in Englefield Green, near Egham, Surrey, England is a memorial dedicated to some 20,456 men and women from air forces of the British Empire who were lost in air and other operations during World War II.[1] Those recorded have no known grave anywhere in the world, and many were lost without trace. The name of each of these airmen and airwomen is engraved into the stone walls of the memorial, according to country and squadron.
- ^ Hucker, Jacqueline. "Monuments of the First and Second World Wars". Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 11 February 2018.