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The upper part of the dedicatory panel has a wreath and festoon of laurels. Four smaller panels on the frieze contain the arms of the chief county towns.
Title
Brighton War Memorial
Medium
Portland stone & bronze
Accession number
BN2_LS_S039
Work type
War memorial
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade II (England and Wales)
Unveiling date
7th October 1922
Listing date
26/08/99
Access
at all times
Inscription description
back of the central altar, facing north, raised letters: WE CHEERED YOU FORTH NOBLE AND KIND AND BRAVE / UNDER YOUR COUNTRYS TRIUMPHING FLAG YOU FELL / IT FLOATS TRUE HEARTS OVER EACH QUIET GRAVE / BRAVE AND NOBLE AND KIND HAIL AND FAREWELL; above the columns, around the top of the south face, carved letters: A GOOD LIFE HATH / ITS NUMBER OF DAYS / BUT A GOOD NAME SHALL / CONTINUE FOR EVER; bronze plaque, back of the central altar, facing north: THIS MEMORIAL IS DEDICATED / TO THE / SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN / OF BRIGHTON / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN / THE FIRST WORLD WAR 1914–1918 / THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1939–1945 / AND SUBSEQUENT CAMPAIGNS / THEIR NAMES ARE RECORDED / IN THE BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE / IN THE / PARISH CHURCH OF ST PETER