Cuckmere Haven War Memorial (Q118728188)
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war memorial commemorating Canadian troops in WW2, located in East Sussex, UK
- Cuckmere Canadian WWII Memorial, Seaford Head
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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| English | Cuckmere Haven War Memorial |
war memorial commemorating Canadian troops in WW2, located in East Sussex, UK |
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50°45'32.0"N, 0°8'39.7"E
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This plaque commemorates the soldiers who died in this area and specifically in this field during / World War II. Their numbers are unknown but their memory lives on. // The following is a personal testimony from Corporal LESLIE EDWARDS 1920-2004, a local man / who served in the area and laid poppies on this spot every Remembrance Day until his death. // "I will never forget the day in 1940 when a Canadian company came to Cuckmere and pitched their / tents in this field. I was stationed here and knew that bombers regularly used this valley for / navigation purposes. I tried to tell the commanding officer but he was not interested in what I had to / say. Two mornings later the Messerschmitts arrived. Just as the sun was rising they came skimming / over the water and up the valley. Around Alfriston they banked hard and came back. Bearing down / on the tents they opened fire. Steam, soil and grass rose in front of them as bullets and bombs / entered the ground. All the young men in the marquees and bell tents were killed. The commanding / officer, who was shaving at the time in the middle coastguard cottage, died instantly when a shell / went through the wall that held his mirror." // Remember me when I am gone away. / Gone far away into the silent land. / Christina Rossetti // (English)
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Cuckmere Canadian WWII Memorial, Seaford Head
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