1922 War Memorial
 
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.