Memorial

Sheerness - WW1 and WW2

Old Black and White Image of Memorial

Source: Copyright Barbara Cannell 29 08 2014

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Current Location

Bridge Road, Sheerness, Swale, Kent, ME12 1RJ, England

TQ 91818 74986

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Type of Memorial: Allegory (eg: Victory)
WMR Reference Number: 1947
Description: Female figure surmounting a plinth, two steps and a small tablet resting on the lower step. The names are engraved on the sides of the plinth in black: there were short wrought iron railings around the top step (now removed).
Inscription: IN GLORIOUS MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF SHERNESS/ MEMORY OF/ SAILORS, SOLDIERS, AIRMEN/ AND CITIZENS/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1919/ AND ALSO OF/ 1070 OFFICERS AND MEN/ OF H.M.S. BULWARK AND/ H.M.S.PRINCESS IRENE/ LOST IN SHEERNESS HARBOUR/ BY INTERNAL EXPLOSION/ NOV 26 1914 AND MAY 27 1915/ NAVY/ (Names)/ ARMY (Names)/ CITIZENS LOST IN H.M.S. PRINCESS IRENE/ (Names)/ KILLED IN ENEMY AIRCRAFT RAIDS/ NAVY/ (Names)/ ARMY/ (Names)/ CITIZENS/(Names) (AT BASE OF PLINTH) TRUE LOVE BY LIFE, TRUE LOVE BY DEATH IS TRIED/ LIVE THOU FOR ENGLAND, WE FOR ENGLAND DIED/ Second World War: ALSO IN COMMEMORATION OF/ THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR/ 1939-1945/ AND WHOSE NAMES ARE INSCRIBED/ IN THE BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE/ IN MINSTER ABBEY CHURCH

Number Commemorated: 1
Information shown: Initials, Surname, Honours
Additional Information: He is J T B McCudden (listed here as only J B) the 4th highest scoring British WW1 RFC/RAF ace with 57 kills.