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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. 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.
The memorial was designed by Sir Edward Maufe with sculpture by Vernon Hill. The engraved
glass and painted ceilings were designed by John Hutton, and the poem engraved on the gallery
window was written by Paul H Scott. It was the first post-World War II building to be listed for
architectural merit.
The roof of the Memorial looks over the River Thames and Runnymede Meadow, where the
Magna Carta was sealed by King John in 1215.
