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In Memory ofJOHN CHRISTIE Fisherman
Fishing Vessel
Kinclaven (Aberdeen)., Fishing Fleet
who died on
Thursday, 27th March 1941. Age 46. Commemorative Information
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TOWER HILL MEMORIAL |
Grave Reference/
Panel Number: |
Panel 126.
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The Tower Hill Memorial commemorates men of the Merchant Navy and Fishing Fleets who died in both World
Wars and who have no known grave. It stands on the south side of the garden of Trinity Square, London, close to The Tower of London. The 1914-1918 monument, built of Portland stone, consists of a vaulted
corridor 21.5 metres long, 7 metres wide and 7 to 10 metres high, open at either end. It has three wide openings at front and back in which are placed piers of columns. The names of the war dead are
inscribed on bronze panels covering the eight main masonry piers which support the roof, and are arranged alphabetically under their ships, with the name of the Master or Skipper (if it appears) first in
each case. The Memorial is surmounted by a solid pediment bearing the following dedicatory inscription: 1914 - 1918 TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND TO THE HONOUR OF TWELVE THOUSAND OF THE MERCHANT NAVY AND FISHING
FLEETS WHO HAVE NO GRAVE BUT THE SEA The 1939-1945 Memorial takes the form of a semi-circular sunken garden surrounded by walls. The internal face of the semi-circular wall is cased in bronze which bears in
relief the names of the men commemorated. At regular intervals round this bronze casing are seven stone sculptured allegorical figures representing the Seven Seas. From the 1914-1918 Memorial stone steps
lead down to the sunken garden and between the flights of steps is the main dedicatory inscription, which reads: 1939 - 1945 THE TWENTY-FOUR THOUSAND OF THE MERCHANT NAVY AND FISHING FLEETS WHOSE NAMES ARE
HONOURED ON THE WALLS OF THIS GARDEN GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY AND HAVE NO GRAVE BUT THE SEA
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Historical Information: |
"TOWER HILL MEMORIAL 1914 - 1918 This memorial stands on Tower Hill, London, on the south side of the
pleasure garden of Trinity Square. The Memorial consists of a vaulted corridor 21.5 metres long, 7 metres wide and 7 to 10 metres high. It is open at each end. It has three wide openings at the front and
back, in which are placed pairs of columns. It rises in the middle in rectangular blocks. It is built of Portland stone finished with a circular treatment. The Names of the War Dead are carried on bronze
panels, covering the eight main masonry piers which support the roof. They are arranged alphabetically under their ships of the Merchant Service. |
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