WITHERNSEA WAR MEMORIAL

World War 1 & 2 - Detailed information
Compiled and copyright © Michael Peck 2010

There are two memorials for Withernsea, the old and the new.

The old memorial is in a small memorial garden on the promenade in Withernsea and takes the form of a small latin cross on octagonal shaft, square plinth and square three stepped base; the World War 2 plaque is angled on front steps and the World War 1 plaques are on either side of the plinth. There are 64 names listed ofthe men who gave their lives in World War 1 and 65 names for those who gave their lives in World War 2. It was deciated on 16 April 1920 and unveiled 16 August 1920 by Major W.H. Carver.

The new memorial was erected to replace the old Withernsea memorial and is in a small memorial garden on the promenade in Withernsea and takes the form pf a very plain Latin cross on a square, three stage, plinth with a small angled stone wall behind that bears the Civilian memorial plaque, raised on an elevated base.

Where necessary names have been sorted into alphabetical order to help reading and research. There are two names for World War 2 that appear on the new memorial but not the old memorial. The two lists of names cover old and new memorials alike.

Photograph Copyright © Michael Peck 2010

Old memorial

TO THE UNDYING MEMORY OF THOSE SIXTY-THREE MEN OF WITHERNSEA
WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919
AND OF THEIR COMRADES FROM THIS TOWNSHIP WHO IN OFFERING AN
EQUAL SERVICE WERE NOT CALLED TO AN EQUAL SACRIFICE
AUGUST 1920

OUR GLORIOUS DEAD

TO THE GREAT GLORY OF GOD
IN HONOURED MEMORY OF THOSE FROM THIS TOWN
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES
IN THE WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945

"AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM"

New memorial

TO THE UNDYING MEMORY OF
THOSE SIXTY FOUR BRAVE MEN OF WITHERNSEA
WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES
IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919
AND OF THEIR COMRADES FROM THIS TOWNSHIP
WHO IN OFFERING AN EQUAL SERVICE WERE NOT CALLED
TO AN EQUAL
AUGUST 1920

OUR GLORIOUS DEAD

WORLD WAR 1

1939 - 1945

TO THE GREATER GLORY OF GOD/
IN HONOURED MEMORY OF THOSE FROM THIS TOWN
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945

"AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND
IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM"
WORLD WAR II 1939 - 1945

IN MEMORY OF
THE CIVILIANS
WHO LOST THEIR LIVES
DURING THE AIR RAID
ON WITHERNSEA
ON 24TH JULY 1942

1914-1919

Last updated 20 August, 2024