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War Memorial Newbiggin-by-the-Sea

This memorial commemorates the residents of Newbiggin-by-the-Sea who were killed in World War I.

It contains other memorials that commemorate the dead of World War II, and later wars.

On the gate:
Memorial Park
To the glorious memory of the men of Newbiggin-by-the-Sea who made the supreme sacrifice in the Great War


On the memorial:

Exhortation
They shall not grow old as we that are left grow old.
Age shall not weary them or the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun, and in the morning
we shall remember them


A memorial stone commemorates the residents of Newbiggin who were killed in the other conflicts post the Second World War.

Lest We forget
Palestine
Malaya
Korea
Suez
Aden
Borneo
Oman
Northern Island
Falklands
Gulf
Balkans
Sierra Leone
Iraq
Afghanistan
Kenya


This memorial also commemorates the residents of Newbiggin who were killed in the Second World War.

Kohima Epitaph
When you go home,
Thell them of us and say,
for you tomorrow
we gave our today.

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Source

  • Text: Simon Armstrong
  • Photos: Simon Armstrong

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