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Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Rother
Town
Bexhill
County
East Sussex
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918), Afghanistan (2001-2014)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 21st November 1920
    Attended by: MAJ GEN SIR JOHN LONGLEY KCMG CB
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
16944

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Current location

Roadabout at Junction of Barnhorn Lane and Little Common Road
War Memorial
Cooden Sea Road
Bexhill
Rother
East Sussex
TN39 4SJ
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 71427 07886
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
BASE SURMOUNTED BY PLINTH, TAPERING SHAFT AND WHEEL CROSS. INSCRIPTION ON THE SIDES OF THE PLINTH. CROSS IS SURROUNDED BY A SMALL FLOWER BED
Inscription
6 O'CLOCK FACE: 1914 - 1918 / OUR GLORIOUS DEAD / (NAMES) / "HOW CAN MAN DIE BETTER." 12 O'CLOCK FACE: LITTLE COMMON / 1920 / IN PROUD AND GRATEFUL MEMORY OF / THE MEN AND WOMEN OF LITTLE COMMON / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / IN THE FIGHT FOR FREEDOM / 1939 - 1945 / "AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE / MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM" 3 O'CLOCK FACE: WE REMEMBER THOSE LOST/ ON ACTIVE SERVICE IN/ CONFLICTS SINCE 1946/ OTHER SIDE: 1939 - 1945 / (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Aitchison, G U
Aitchison, H G
Arnold, T A D
Ball, E
Bell, H B
Blackman, C W
Boase, R B O
Bryant, C
Cash Reed, P A
Clarke, R W H
See details for all 50 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 20
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 20
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname
    Order of information: surname
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 29
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 29
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname
    Order of information: surname
  • Afghanistan (2001-2014)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Initials, surname, conflict and date of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: depth 1100MM, height 5400MM, width 1500MM
    Materials: Granite
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Carter Postcard Collection

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