A quick meet to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the War Memorial series.
War Memorial #2024 ~ Worthing
Saturday 29th June 2024
13:30 - 14:00
The Worthing War Memorial stands outside the Town Hall in Chapel Road and contains 660 surnames and initials. The Memorial includes most of the men from the Parishes of Broadwater, Durrington, West Tarring, Heene St. Pauls Church Memorial in Chapel Road and the Roman Catholic Church. Those men not included are mostly to be found under a separate entry for those Parishes. This entry does not claim to be a complete picture for Worthing as many men were not included originally, but the main memorial is now recorded for the First World War, the Second World War has a further 404 names and there are three names listed for toher conflicts. The First World War section of the memorial was unveiled on 11th April 1921 by Field-Marshal Sir William Robertson. It takes the form of a stone plinth on top of which is a soldier made from bronze holding a rifle in his left hand and his helmet aloft with his right hand, the base is covered with the debris of war. The plinth is surorunded by a low chain and has a wreath at the top of each face. The effigy of the soldier is the same figure that is used on the Chertsey, Ebbw Vale, Truro and King Edward Street Post office, London, memorials. The large volume of names has meant the transcription has been split over several pages.
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