Corton Village

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Reference WMO/132105

Address:

Village Hall (former primary School)

The Street

Corton

NR32 5HW

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Roadside
Description: Garden
Materials:
  • Flora and Fauna Flora and Fauna (any)
  • Metal Metal (any)
  • Timber Timber (any)
Lettering: Inscribed on a plaque
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
  • Non-Specific Conflict
About the memorial: Two plaques at the base of the village emblem/name post, set in a garden enclosed by hedges and 1 metre high iron railings.The top,smaller plaque, remembers two Service men who died attempting to defuse a magnetic mine on Corton Beach in 1942. The lower plaque is in remembrance of Fishermen and Service men who perished in the two World Wars. They are listed alphabetically in surname order with their christian names and ages included. The memorial is next to the former primary school, now a village hall, though google maps locate the hall further south.
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Top Plaque: Anchor at top. IN MEMORY OF/LIEUTENANT COMMANDER ROY EDWARDS D.S.O. R.N. 39 Yrs/AND/ENSIGN JOHN HOWARD UNITED STATED NAVY 24 Yrs/WHO WERE KILLED/ON 11th JUNE 1942/WHILST DEFUSING A MAGNETIC MINE ON/CORTON BEACH/LEST WE FORGET// Lower Plaque: LEST WE FORGET/IN MEMORY OF THOSE CORTON PERSONNELL/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR US IN/TWO WORLD WARS/WORLD WAR 1/SAILORS/(Names)/FISHERMEN/(Names)/Soldiers/(Names)WORLD WAR II/Sailors/(Names)/Soldiers/(Names)/Airmen/(Names)/ALSO FOR ALL WHO GAVE THEIR/LIVES FOR US IN ANY ACT OF WAR/THANK YOU REST IN PEACE/GOD BLESS//

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