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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: Brighton
Town: Rottingdean
County: East Sussex
Country: England
Commemoration: Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 58742

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Current location

The memorial is located outside the chapel dedicated to the Virgin Mary.
St Margaret of Antioch Church
The Green
Rottingdean
Brighton
East Sussex
BN2 7HA
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 36976 02606
Denomination: Church of England

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Description

Rectangular stone tablet with incised inscription in red, gold and black painted lettering. It is supported by two corbels with the names incised in a column below the dedication.

Inscription

1939-1945/ IN GRATEFUL AND PROUD MEMORY/ OF THE MEN FROM ROTTINGDEAN/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE/ CAUSE OF LIBERATION/ (Names)

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Adkins, Eric Joseph
Allistone, Henry Lester
Borham, Geoffrey Hart
Britten, Richard Philip
Cassels, Peter Robert
Hatton, Noel
Hill, Rowland Mytton
Langley, Edward Charles
London, Ronald
Parker, Charles William Ian
See details for all 16 names

Commemorations

Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 16
Served and returned: 0
Died: 16
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forenames
Order of information: surname

Components

Tablet
Measurements: height 1020mm, width 710mm
Materials: Stone

Listing information

CHURCH OF ST MARGARET
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

Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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