Great Yarmouth WW2 - Memorial - St Georges Park - Norfolk, Great Britain.
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N 52° 36.334 E 001° 43.803
31U E 414000 N 5829152
Great Yarmouth '1939-1945' World War II Memorial. A wall type monument, enclosing a small patio. Located in St Georges Park, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.
Waymark Code: WMGPNP
Location: Eastern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 03/28/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member ištván
Views: 2

Physical Description

"WALL WITH ARMS EXTENDING FROM EACH END FORMING A HOLLOW HALF SQUARE. LARGE POINTED CENTRAL PILLAR WITH DEDICATION, AND SMALLER PILLARS AT EACH CORNER. NAMES ON 22 PANELS.

SMALL SWORDS OF SACRIFICE ON THE END OF EACH ARM. WREATH ABOVE CENTRAL DEDICATION PLAQUE." Text Source: (visit link)


Inscription on Monument

"COUNTY BOROUGH OF/ GREAT YARMOUTH/ 1939 - 1945/ THIS MEMORIAL/ IS ERECTED IN PROUD/ REMEMBRANCE OF THE/ MEN WOMEN & CHILDREN/ OF THIS BOROUGH/ WHO LOST THEIR LIVES/ AS THE RESULT OF/ ENEMY ACTION/ AT HOME & ABROAD/ IN THE WORLD WAR/ THIS MEMORIAL WAS UNVEILED BY/ HIS WORSHIP THE MAYOR OF GREAT YARMOUTH/ ALDERMAN F KRUBER AND DEDICATED BY/ THE RT.REVEREND THE LORD BISHOP OF NORWICH/ ON THE 12 NOVEMBER 1949
CIVILANS (NAMES) ON FIVE PANELS
SERVICES (NAMES) ON SEVENTEEN PANELS." Text Source: (visit link)
Date of Dedication: 11/12/1949

Property Permission: Public

Access instructions: Dawn to Dusk

Website for Waymark: [Web Link]

Location of waymark:
St George's park
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk United Kingdom


Commemoration: MEN WOMEN & CHILDREN/ WHO LOST THEIR LIVES/ AS THE RESULT OF/ ENEMY ACTION/ AT HOME & ABROAD/ IN THE WORLD WAR/

Access times: Not listed

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