Memorial details

Memorial type
Gate
District
Rother
Town
Northiam
County
East Sussex
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
17167

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Current location

At entrance to field
Playing Field
Main Street
Northiam
Rother
East Sussex
TN31 6LP
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 82612 24765
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Wooden gates with bronze plaques on both gate posts, commemorating four Prime Ministers visiting troops here before D-Day.
Inscription
South post plaque:- THESE GATES WERE ERECTED / BY PARISHIONERS OF NORTHIAM / TO COMMEMORATE THE VISIT / OF / FOUR PRIME MINISTERS / TO THESE FIELDS ON THE / 12TH. MAY. 1914. // North post plaque:- RT. HON. WINSTON S. CHURCHILL / P.C.. O.M. C.H.. F.R.S. / ----- GREAT BRITAIN // RT. HON. MACKENZIE KING / P.C.. C.M.G. / ----- CANADA // RT. HON. FIELD MARSHAL / JAN CHRISTIAN SMUTS / P.C.. O.M.. C.H.. K.G.. F.R.S. / ----- SOUTH AFRICA // HON. SIR GODFREY M. HUGGINS / C.H.. K.C.M.G.. F.R.C.S. / ----- SOUTHERN RHODESIA //
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 4
    Served and returned: 4
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Gates
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Synthetic Material
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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