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South Eastern & Chatham Railway
October 28 1922 War Memorial
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R. H. CosmoBonsor Chairman of the Managing Committee of the South Eastern & Chatham Railway, on October 28 1922 unveiled the War Memorial which was erected at Dover Marine station to the 556 South Eastern & Chatham railwaymen who gave their lives in the Great War. Photographic reproductions of the War Memorial and scenes at the unveiling ceremony are given on the following pages. The monument consists of a grey royal granite base raised on two steps above the level of the platform, and bearing on its front face the inscription, " To the immortal memory of the 556 men of the South Eastern & Chatham Railway who fought and died for their country in the Great War, 1914 - 1918." Surmounting this base is a bronze group consisting of a winged figure of Victory with wings battered in the conflict, but still holding high the Torch of Truth, is led on by a sailor, typically eager and shrouded in shadow, and by a soldier, dogged yet, in spite of weariness. With back to the Victory strides a bugler, who has just sounded the notes of the " Last Post " over the fallen. The height from the platform to the top of the bronze is 18 ft. Behind the main monument is a Portland stone wall bearing the names, and the inscription, " 5,222 men of the South Eastern & Chatham Railway served in the War. Of these, 556, whose names are inscribed hereon, gave their lives.
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