Memorial details

Memorial type
Serviceman / Servicewoman
District
Worthing
Town
Worthing
County
West Sussex
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), Non-Specific Conflict
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 11 April 1921
    Attended by: FIELD MARSHAL SIR WILLIAM R ROBERTSON BART GCB GCMG KCVO DSO
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
147

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Current location

On corner with Stoke Abbott Road.
Town Hall
Chapel Road
Worthing
Worthing
West Sussex
BN11 1DG
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 14808 02987
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
A soldier holding a rifle in his left hand and a helmet aloft in the right hand, he stands on debris of the war. The soldier is mounted onto a tall square plinth which bears dedicatory plaques and the whole is surrounded by a low chain.
Inscription
6 o'clock face: OUR GLORIOUS DEAD / 1914 - 1918 / DUTY NOBLY DONE // ALSO IN MEMORY OF / THOSE WHO FELL IN THE WAR / 1939 - 1945 / 12 o'clock face: THIS MEMORIAL / WAS ERECTED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION / RAISED THROUGH THE WORTHING GAZETTE / IT WAS UNVEILED BY / FIELD-MARSHAL SIR WILLIAM ROBERTSON B.A.R.T., G.C.B. / ON 11TH APRIL 1921
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Aldred, A
Allebone, C S
Allen, N C
Anderson, W C
Ansell, G W
Ansfield, W C
Arnell, F
Arrol, C A
Austin, F
Austin, O W
See details for all 637 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 660
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 660
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Surname, initials.
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 404
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 404
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Surname, initials.
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Non-Specific Conflict
    Total names on memorial: 3
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 3
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, initials
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plinth
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Figure
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
Listing information
  • Worthing 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
  • Historic England
Condition
History
12 March 2007: Memorial defaced with graffiti.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Reference
  • The Argus 12 March 2007
  • Carter Postcard Collection
  • War Memorials Trust Bulletin No.59 (Nov. 2013) p.17 Published:War Memorials Trust London Illustration from IWM Farthing Collection

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