Stone Cross War Memorial
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Stone Cross War Memorial
Image: © Kevin Gordon Taken: 4 Feb 2009
This is a granite celtic cross and shows the names of victims of the two world wars. The last two names are teenagers Myrtle Wilkinson and Peggy Harland. They were friends who went into Eastbourne to see a friend on 26th September 1940. They were caught in an air-raid and both were killed.
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Image Location
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50.817071
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