Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Obelisk
- District
- Adur
- Town
- Southwick
- County
- West Sussex
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), Korean War (1950-1953)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 16821
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Current location
South end of The Green facing Grange Road
Southwick And Fishersgate Obelisk
The Green
Southwick
Adur
West Sussex
BN42 4DA
England
OS Grid Ref: TQ 24120 05185
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- An obelisk of aggregate bricks on a similar corniced plinth. The roadside face has a metal wreath and dedication plaque. The other three sides each have a tablet with WW1 names. The whole is on a raised oval platform accessed by a pair of steps. The WW2 tablet is between the steps. There is an oval flower bed with a single tree on each side of the platform.
- Inscription
- On obelisk, upper plaque: THIS MEMORIAL / WAS ERECTED / TO THE MEMORY OF THE MEN / OF / SOUTHWICK / AND / FISHERSGATE, / WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914-1919. // LET THOSE FOR WHOM THEY DIED, / SEE THEY BE NOT FORGOTTEN. On obelisk, lower plaque: 1939-1945 On tablets: 1939 – THEIR NAMES LIVETH FOREVER MORE – 1945 (Names)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Attree, B
Attwater, C F
Awcock, E J
Ayling, A H
Barker, A
Barker, S
Bowles, F J
Brackpool, O
Brazier, T C
Brazier, T D
See details for all 105 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 105
Served and returned: 0
Died: 105
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,decorations
Order of information: initials, surname, decorations - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 86
Served and returned: 0
Died: 86
Exact count: yes
Information shown: initials, surname
Order of information: surname - Korean War (1950-1953)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: no
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Obelisk
Measurements: height 5900 MM, width 2290 MM
Materials: Brick
- Obelisk
- Listing information
- WAR MEMORIAL
- Grade II
- This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- SOUTHWICK
- WMO ID: 107348
- Condition: Fair [last updated on 06-08-2018]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Responsibility
- COUNCIL
- Reference
- Historic England listing - historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1389099
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