Seaford War Memorial |
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The memorial commemorates the soldiers and civilians of Seaford who died in the Boer War (1899-1902), World War I (1914-1918, The Great War) and World War II (1939-1945). | ||
| "their name liveth for evermore" |
 Photo © copyright Kevin Gordon |
to the memory of those who laid down their lives for their country |
| The Seaford War Memorial was first erected in August 1921 in Dane Road, opposite Richmond Road and close to where the Seaford Fire Brigade was once stationed (the site is now occupied by a supermarket). It was re-sited in 1952 - following updating to include the names of victims of World War II - on a triangular plot near the town centre on the main South Coast road (A259), at its Sutton Park Road junction with Grove Road and Avondale Road. The area, referred to locally as "the cats' cemetery", was walled and landscaped to receive the memorial. The service to unveil and dedicate the new monument took place on Sunday, 2 November 1952 at 3pm. The Chairman of the then Seaford Urban District Council, WF Streeter, formally unveiled it and the Vicar of St Leonard's, the Reverend FW Shillito, performed the dedication. |
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| Names Inscribed on the Memorial |
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| 1899 - 1902 | ||
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| G GREEN | A JAGO | F PATCHEN |
| C HORSLEY | W JORDEN | G PELHAM |
| C R D WINSLOW | ||
| 1914 - 1918 | |||
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| AN BACK | CW DALE | GH HUMPHREY | S REED |
| C BACK | SC DAWES | WW HUSBAND | HL RICHARDSON |
| AG BAKER | 0C DENNIS | TB JACK | AT RUSSELL |
| FA BAKER | GB DICKINSON | H JUPP | RS SALMON |
| CA BANKS | HC DICKINSON | P KING | JC SALTER |
| A BARROW | AN EARL | A LARKIN | JG SAVAGE |
| J BASS | D EARL | MT LAWRENCE | CT SIMMONS |
| TG BLOIS-JOHNSON | G EARL | WL LAWRENCE | FC SIMMONS |
| M BONIFACE | H EASTWOOD | HT LEA | WJ SIMMONS |
| ER BOWLEY | H FIELD | GC LEVITT | G SMITH |
| GN BRIGGS | HS FORD | GA LOMAS | RA SPOONER |
| WH BROAD | C FUNNELL | EJ LOWER | JC STANFORD |
| C BROMLEY | CW GOODEY | RW LOWER | M STEVENS |
| CJ BURGESS | HA GOODRICH | J MACE | M SYNGE |
| JD BURGESS | WS GORRINGE | CJ MACEY | RS TANNER |
| H BURTON | H GRAY | CJ MARTIN | CJ TOWLER |
| M CAREY | AF GREEN | WL MATTHEWS | BJ TURNER |
| G CARTER | JA GREEN | AD McALLISTER | MS VARDEN |
| J CASEY | T GREENOUGH | A MILLER | FE WALLIS |
| C CHAPMAN | W GUPPY | E MUGGRIDGE | J WATERS |
| DS COCKBURN | HJ HARDEN | GH MUSKETT | FJ WELLS |
| P COMBS | WC HARRIOTT | AG MUSSELLE | GB WHEATLEY |
| CN COSSTICK | HA HARRIS | WT PAGE | R WILLIS |
| F COSSTICK | W HARVEY | T PATCHEN | TW WINTER |
| RH COSSTICK | CGW HEAD | EL PECKHAM | GT WOOLER |
| DT COUSINS | ST HOLLINGDALE | R REED | EC WYNTER |
| 1939 - 45 Services | ||||
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| BS AKEHURST | J DENHOLM | WJ HEWETT | EC MOORE | J SPOONER |
| AG ARCHER | AS DITCH | J HINE | RW MOORE | EAC THIEDE |
| EC BAKER | RR DITCH | R HUBBARD | JA MORGAN | SK THOMAS |
| K BASS | HC DOBSON | J HUCKSTEP | J MORLEY | PR THOMPSON |
| AS BEARD | J DUFF | SE HUNTINGTON | FX MULLIGAN | P THOMSETT |
| FGT BEDWELL | RS EARL | DA JORDAN | FW MUSGRAVE | MJ TOMLEY |
| W BEDWELL | SR EDWARDS | J KENNARD | L PARKS | SP TOMLEY |
| GH BIGNELL | JA ELDRIDGE | TJ KING | TD PICKARD-CAMBRIDGE | D TRIGWELL |
| D BLAND | KWY FISON | EJ KNOWLES | WM PROTHEROE | TF TYRRELL |
| J BROMLEY | RB GALT | I LANG | C RAYMOND | HW WAIT |
| JG BURNS | RV GALT | WT LANGRIDGE | EA REE | AG WALKER |
| WS CARD | CW GATES | A LEEKE | GM RICHARDSON | D WARDROP |
| CR CHISHOLM | WC GRAY | JG LOWER | JP ROYLE | D WELLER |
| HJR CHITTENDEN | R GREENOUGH | JP MACKILLIGIN | J SIMMONS | DR WHITE |
| D COLDSTREAM | RE HALL | A MARLEY | CR SIMPSON | J WHITTY |
| RA COSHAM | DTF HARRIOTT | EF MARTIN | AT SMITH | GJ WINTER |
| FE DANE | LC HARRIOTT | F MATTHEWS | AL SOAN | J WITTERS |
| A DAWSON | WC HARRIOTT | MT MAW | CS SPINK | |
| Civilians | ||||
| Mrs J ANDREWS | RSN BRADDICK | G FARNES | Miss K HOLCOMBE | Mrs CE SMITH |
| GB BORRISOW | Miss FH BUCK | Miss CD FORT | Mrs H MARTIN | Mrs FE TODD |
| Miss KM BORRISOW | Miss MH BUCK | Miss FE GALE | Mrs CAR MEESON | WP TOMLEY |
| AW BOSWELL | Mrs AL COOK | J GALE | FM PERKINS | Mrs ME WILLIS |
Boer War - 7 World War I - 104 World War II Services - 89, Civilians - 20 Total 220
[ Names are listed alphabetically; some are out of sequence on the memorial ]
| The Name Panels | ||
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The War Memorial (Listed Grade II, 2018) |
Front Panel |
Side Panel |
Side Panel |
Rear Panel | |
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| Cuthbert Bromley Memorial Stone | ||
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Major CUTHBERT BROMLEY VC
19/09/1878 - 13/08/1915 The Lancashire Fusiliers in effecting a landing on the Gallipoli Peninsular were met by very heavy gun fire. The survivors rushed up to and cut the wire entanglements; the cliffs were gained and the position maintained. Bromley was selected by his comrades as performing acts of bravery and devotion to duty. This stone was unveiled on 16th August 2015 to commemorate the actions of Cuthbert Bromley who was awarded the Victoria Cross during the First World War. Seaford was his town of residence. [ Brass plaque at the foot of the War Memorial. Major Bromley is also commemorated above, in St Leonards', and on his family grave in Seaford Cemetery ] |
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The original Seaford Great War Memorial is in St Leonard's Church, within which Seaford's war dead are also listed. Further names and details are recorded under Other War Memorials in Seaford. For additional information see the Seaford Roll of Honour. |
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