Memorial

Herne Bay - 20th and 21st Century Wars

11.9.92

Source: Copyright 11.9.92

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Current Location

Memorial Park, Pier Chine, Herne Bay, Canterbury, Kent, CT6 5QH, England

TR 17525 67795

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Type of Memorial: Pillar / Column
WMR Reference Number: 1591
Description: A rough-hewn red sandstone pillar surmounting three-stepped base. The dedication is written in black lettering on inset smooth panels. Whole set on elevated platform, accessed by six white-washed steps.
Inscription: 6 o'clock face: 1914/ 1918/ FOR GOD KING AND EMPIRE/ 1914 - 1918 A.D./ TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF HERNE BAY/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ FOR THE LIBERTY OF HUMANITY/ (Names)/ 1939 - 1945/ (Names) 12 o'clock face: PRO DEO, REGE IMPERIOQUE/ REGNANTE GEORGIO QUINTO/ A.D. MCMXIV - MCMXVIII/ AD MAJOREM DEI GLORIAM/ ATQUE IN MEMORIA VIRUM/ OPPIDI HUJUS, QUI VITAM/ IN BELLO MAGNO/ PRO PATRIA ET/ LIBERTATE PROFUNDERUNT/ THIS MONUMENT WAS UNVEILED BY/ GEN. SIR CHARLES WARREN, G.C.M.G., K.C.B., F.R.S./ AND DEDICATED BY/ THE REV. E. G. F. MACPHERSON, C.M.G., C.B.E.B.(A)/ ARMISTICE DAY NOVEMBER 11TH 1922/ THE SURROUNDING PLAYING FIELDS WERE/ LAID OUT BY A GRATEFUL COMMUNITY/ TO PERPETUATE THE MEMORY OF/ HERNE BAY'S GLORIOUS DEAD/ FALKLANDS WAR/ 1982/ (Name)/ IRAQ WAR 2003/ (Name)