Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Lewes
Town
Lewes
County
East Sussex
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 23 August 1921
    Attended by: Major R. L. Thornton performed the unveiling
  • Dedicated
    Date: 23 August 1921
    Attended by: Prebendary Poole performed the dedication.
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
17122

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Current location

Malling House
Sussex Police Headquarters
Church Lane
Lewes
Lewes
East Sussex
BN7 2DZ
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 41650 11120
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • Sussex Constabulary Headquarters
    West Street
    Lewes
    Lewes
    East Sussex
    BN7 2PA
    England

    OS Grid Ref: TQ 41623 10320
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
Engraved black lettering on a marble tablet in a wooden frame. (When the memorial was originally erected in 1921, the Carrara marble tablet bearing the dedicatory inscription and names was fixed to a dove grey marble back panel, that was engraved with the County Coat of Arms and dates 1914 1919. On an unknown date since, the names panel has been detached from the dove grey marble panel, and is instead now enclosed within a wooden frame).
Inscription
EAST SUSSEX CONSTABULARY/ THIS TABLET IS ERECTED BY THE/ MEMBERS OF THE ABOVE FORCE IN/ HONOURED REMEMBRANCE OF THEIR/ COMRADES WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN/ THE GREAT WAR/ (Names) (The surviving panel was originally attached to a grey marble panel that bore the dates 1914 1919. That section is no longer attached).
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Budd, Leonard
Chatfield, Harry G
Dann, Herbert
Levitt, George
Miller, Frank
Morriss, Herbert
Parsons, Thomas
Rooke, Ernest J
Scott, John
Sinclair, William
See details for all 10 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 10
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 10
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Police rank, forename, surname, Regiment.
    Order of information: Alphabetically by surname.
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: depth 25MM, height 600MM, width 660MM
    Materials: Marble - Carrara
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - Grey
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Corporate
Details: Paid for by subscriptions from members of the Constabulary.
Responsibility
Sussex Police
Reference

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