Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Tower
- District
- Eastbourne
- Town
- Eastbourne
- County
- East Sussex
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 16936
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Current location
Memorial tower in the grounds of Eastbourne College. Memorial tablet situated in archway.
Eastbourne College
Old Wish Road
Eastbourne
Eastbourne
East Sussex
BN21 4JY
England
OS Grid Ref: TV 60930 98470
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Memorial tower in the grounds of Eastbourne College. Memorial tablets situated in archway.
- Inscription
- (PANEL 1)TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY OF THOSE OLD EASBOURNIANS/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN WORLD WAR 2/ 1939 - 1945/ NAMES/ WHEN YOU GO HOME TELL THEM OF US AND SAY,/ FOR YOUR TOMORROW WE GAVE OUR TODAY/ JOHN MAXWELL EDMONDS/ (PANEL 2) TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY OF THOSE OLD EASBOURNIANS/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN WORLD WAR 2/ 1939 - 1945/ THERE MUST BE NO BROKEN FAITH WITH THE TORCH/ OF JUSTICE AND FREEDOM WHICH THEY THREW TO US/ MONTGOMERY OF ALAMEIN/
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Allen, C R
Allen, R S
Allies, W D
Anderson, A F
Antonovich, A S
Baker, D C H
Ball, J P B
Ballantine, J D H
Barnes, N W
Beamand, B A
See details for all 165 names - Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 49
Served and returned: 0
Died: 49
Exact count: no
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Memorial
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Undefined
- Memorial
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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