Twenty of those commemorated served with the Royal Naval Division and were killed or mortally wounded during the siege of Antwerp in October 1914. Almost all of the remainder fell in heavy fighting in the region of Nieuport in the summer of 1917, the Battle of the Dunes.
The memorial was officially unveiled by Major General Sir George Macdonogh in July 1928.
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British Memorial Nieuport
pre 1938
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In 1937, adjacent to the British memorial, construction began on a memorial to the Belgian King, Albert 1st who died in 1934. King Albert was a well respected monarch who led his country during World War One. The Albert memorial was inaugurated in 1938.
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British Memorial Nieuport
post 1938
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| British Memorial Nieuport |
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| British Memorial Nieuport |
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| British Memorial Nieuport |
At the base of memorial base are bronze plaques bearing the names of those commemorated. Around the top of the panels is Binyons ode to the fallen.
They shall grow not old as we that are left grow old
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn,
At the going down of the sun, and in the morning,
We will remember them
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British Memorial Nieuport
Memorial Plaque
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NIEUPORT MEMORIAL
ROYAL ARTILLERY
ROYAL HORSE and FIELD
ARTILLERY
Lieut
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JEB
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OAKES
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MC
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10-Jul-1917
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"Z" 1st
T.M Bty.
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2.Lieut
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FC
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BOULLY
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10-Jul-1917
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RHA attc. RFA
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Bmdr
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M
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CAMPBELL
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10-Jul-1917
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"Y"1st
T.M. Bty.
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Gnr
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J
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SYKES
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11-Jul-1917
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"A"
Bty. 168th Bde.
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Gnr
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W
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TAYLOR
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12-Oct-1914
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58th
Bty. 35th Bde.
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Dvr
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J
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SARGENT
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10-Jul-1917
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21st T.M
Bty.
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R
OROYAL GARRISON ARTILLERYARRISON ARTILLERY
Gnr
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j
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HIRST
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10-Jul-1917
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203rd
Siege Bty.
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ROYAL HORSE and FIELD ARTILLERY
Gnr
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R
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HALTON
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12-Jul-1917
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"A"
Bty. 168th Bde
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