Memorial details

Memorial type
Obelisk
District
Eastbourne
Town
Hampden Park
County
East Sussex
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
16940

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Current location

Opposite play area
War Memorial
Hampden Park Drive
Hampden Park
Eastbourne
East Sussex
BN22 9QR
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 60070 01810
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
STONE OBELISK SET ON STONE PLINTH. PLINTH BEARS INSCRIPTION AND NAMES IN BLACK LETTERING. PLINTH SURMOUNTS THREE-STEPPED STONE BASE. WHOLE SET ON PAVED AREA IN PARK.
Inscription
IN/ GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE/ OF THE/ MEN OF HAMPDEN PARK/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR/ THIS COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918/ (NAMES)/ TO THOSE WHO DIED/ 1939-1945/ WE WILL REMEMBER THEM/ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Archer, Charles T.
Armener, Frank W
Avard, Harry
Boniface, Thomas A
Breach, C J Percival
Cole, L. Anthony
Coombs, S Howard
Creed, Stanley F
Davis, Ernest
Denton, Bertram C.
See details for all 39 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 22
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 22
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 18
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 18
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Carter Postcard Collection

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