Memorial

Bognor Regis and District

Bognor Regis Inscription

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Town Hall, Belmont Street and Clarence Road, Bognor Regis, Arun, West Sussex, PO21 1LD, England

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SZ 93842 99049

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Cenotaph
WMR Reference Number: 16629
Description: Small square cenotaph on three stepped base flanked by two free-standing tablets bearing WW2 names mounted in brick walls and set perpendicular to the Cenotaph. Wreath on front face of cenotaph.
Inscription: 1914/ 1918/ TO THE MEMORY OF THE/ GLORIOUS DEAD/ OF BOGNOR & DISTRICT/ 1939/ 1945/ "SONS OF THIS PLACE LET THIS OF YOU BE SAID/ THAT YOU WHO LIVE ARE WORTHY OF YOUR DEAD/ THESE GAVE THEIR LIVES THAT YOU WHO LIVE MAY REAP/ A RICHER HARVEST ERE YOU FALL ASLEEP"/ THE NAMES OF THOSE MEMORY IS/ HERE COMMEMORATED WILL BE FOUND ON THE/ TABLET IN THE VESTIBULE OF THE/ WAR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Names on side panels)

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 260
Died: 260
Information shown: surname
Order of names: surname
Additional Information: Details of name list not known/partially known

History

Maker(s): OSWALD A BRIDGES RIBA, Designer
Sponsor Type: corporate
Maintenance History: Plaques cleaned every year.

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11th November 1921

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