Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Adur
Town
Shoreham-by-Sea
County
West Sussex
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
42716

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Current location

St Mary de Haura Church
Church Street
Shoreham-by-Sea
Adur
West Sussex
BN43 5ZB
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 21624 05135
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
STONE TABLET WITH DECORATED BORDER
Inscription
72ND INFANTRY BRIGADE / 8TH. BN. "THE QUEENS" 9TH BN. EAST SURRY REGT. / 8TH BN. "THE BUFFS" 8TH BN. ROYAL W.KENT REGT. / TO THE HONOURED MEMORY OF THOSE GALLANT OFFICERS AND ALL RANKS OF THE / ABOVE UNITS WHO CAME FORWARD AT THEIR COUNTRY'S CALL , AND LAID DOWN / THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR. / HERE ON THE DOWNS ABOUT SHOREHAM THEY COMPLETED THE / GREATER PART OF THEIR TRAINING, BEFORE THEY WENT FORTH TO THE GREAT VENTURE.
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: Undefined
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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