Erection date: 27/5/1984
{Plaque on the horizontal surface of the stone bench:}
In memory of Squadron Leader Ralph Reader CBE, 1903 - 1982, officer commanding the Royal Air Force Gang Shows 1939 - 1946 presented by the members of the Royal Air Force Gang Show Association, 27th May 1984.
WC2, Fleet Street
This small area contain 4 memorials: a statue, a bench a well and a large plaque.
Credit for this entry to: Bob Baker
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Ralph Reader
Squadron Leader Ralph Reader CBE, officer commanding the Royal Air Force Gang...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Ralph Reader
The name of this organisation sometimes has "Shows" rather than "Show".
This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Ralph Reader
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