Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Eastbourne
Town
Beachy Head
County
East Sussex
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
90962

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Current location

On the outside of the low wall sheltering seats
Watch Tower
Beachy Head Road
Beachy Head
Eastbourne
East Sussex
BN20 7YA
England

OS Grid Ref: TV 58840 95600
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Large, Eastbourne crest
Inscription
ON THIS HEADLAND AND THE SURROUNDING DOWNS IN THE YEARS OF THE / SECOND WORLD WAR BETWEEN 1939 AND 1945 THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE / ALLIED FORCES HELPED DEFEND THEIR COUNTRY HERE THE ROYAL / OBSERVER CORPS KEPT WATCH FOR ENEMY AIRCRAFT. // HERE ALSO IN THESE YEARS THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE / AND THE WOMAN’S AUXILIARY AIR FORCE OPERATED RADAR EQUIPMENT // AND HERE ON BEACHY HEAD TOO. TRAINED MEN OF THE ROYAL NAVAL / SIGNALS AND THE MEN OF THE BRITISH AND CANADIAN ARMIES. // ON THIS HEADLAND ALSO WORKED THE MEN OF THE HOME GUARD AND THE MEN AND WOMEN / WHO MANNED ANTI-AIRCRAFT DEFENCES // THIS PLAQUE ALSO COMMEMORATES THE EPIC DIEPPE RAID IN 1942 WHICH WAS PARTLY / CONTROLLED FROM THE RADAR STATION ON THIS HEADLAND. BEACHY HEAD IS ONCE MORE IN PEACE BUT THE DEVOTION AND PATRIOTISM OF THOSE WHO / OPERATED ON THIS STRETCH OF DOWNLAND IN BRITAIN’S GREATEST TIME OF SUFFERING //
Inscription legible?
no
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
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Metal
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Geograph - www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4134075 - accessed 1 May 2020

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