Memorial details

Memorial type
Stone of remembrance
District
Lewes
Town
Seaford
County
East Sussex
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 20 November 2006
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
65899

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Current location

Cuckmere Valley
South Hill Barn
Seaford
Lewes
East Sussex
BN25 4AR
England

OS Grid Ref: TV 51340 97670
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
A stone of remembrance composed of flint stones shaped to a pyramid. A metal plaque is affixed to the face of the stone.
Inscription
This plaque commemorates the soldiers who died in this area and specifically in this field during / World War II. Their numbers are unknown but their memory lives on. // The following is a personal testimony from Corporal LESLIE EDWARDS 1920-2004, a local man / who served in the area and laid poppies on this spot every Remembrance Day until his death. // "I will never forget the day in 1940 when a Canadian company came to Cuckmere and pitched their / tents in this field. I was stationed here and knew that bombers regularly used this valley for / navigation purposes. I tried to tell the commanding officer but he was not interested in what I had to / say. Two mornings later the Messerschmitts arrived. Just as the sun was rising they came skimming / over the water and up the valley. Around Alfriston they banked hard and came back. Bearing down / on the tents they opened fire. Steam, soil and grass rose in front of them as bullets and bombs / entered the ground. All the young men in the marquees and bell tents were killed. The commanding / officer, who was shaving at the time in the middle coastguard cottage, died instantly when a shell / went through the wall that held his mirror." // Remember me when I am gone away. / Gone far away into the silent land. / Christina Rossetti //
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Stone of remembrance
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
Listing information
Condition
History
2006: Commissioned by Seaford Town Council.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private,other
Details: Funding towards the cost of the memorial was received from the Royal British Legion, the Canadian Veterans' Association (UK), and a local resident, Miss V Rose.
Responsibility
Seaford Town Council
Reference
  • Geograph - www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4333842 - accessed 1 May 2020

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