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Title
War Memorial
Date
1920
Medium
bronze & granite
Measurements
H 183 x W (?) x D (?) cm;
Plinth: H 305 x W (?) x D (?) cm
Accession number
BN21_LS_S001
Acquisition method
commissioned by Mr Alderman O'Brien Harding, J.P., Mayor of Eastbourne, 1919
Work type
War memorial
Owner
Eastbourne Borough Council
Custodian
Eastbourne Borough Council
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade II (England and Wales)
Unveiling date
10th November 1920
Listing date
10/01/02
Access
at all times
Inscription description
bronze plaque on north face, raised letters inside wreath: WORLD / WAR / II; underneath wreath on same plaque, raised letters: TO / THOSE WHO DIED / 1939-1945 / WE / WILL / REMEMBER / THEM; bronze plaque, south face, raised letters: THE TRIBUTE OF / EASTBOURNE / TO HER GALLANT / SONS AND DAUGHTERS / WHO WERE FAITHFUL / UNTO DEATH / IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 - 1918 / THEIR NAMES / ARE RECORDED / ON OAK TABLETS / IN THE TOWN HALL