Memorial: M5649

Obelisk on the Quay, Harwich, commemorating all members of the Merchant Navy who lost their lives at sea

Location

Quay, Harwich, Essex, England

Transcript

'THEIR NAMES ARE NOT INSCRIBED ABOVE / A BED OF COMMON CLAY, / BUT IN THE SCROLLS OF ROLLING WAVES AND / WREATHS OF FLYING SPRAY, / THEIR EPITAPHS ARE WRITTEN IN / THE LANGUAGE OF THE SEA. / ON ALL THE OCEANS WHITE CAPS FLOW, / YOU DO NOT SEE CROSSES ROW ON ROW, / BUT THOSE WHO SLEEP BENEATH THE SEA, / REST IN PEACE FOR YOUR COUNTRY IS FREE. / DEDICATED TO THE MERCHANT NAVY BY THE / MERCHANT NAVY ASSOCIATION / 3RD SEPTEMBER 2006'

Details

Description: M.N. logo on four sides in gold leaf.
Type: Obelisk
Materials: Granite

Extra

Notes: The memorial was unveiled on 3 September 2006 (Merchant Navy Day), by the Lord Lieutenant of Essex in memory of all members of the Merchant Navy who lost their lives at sea. A scroll of remembrance is buried in the foundations of the memorial.

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Maritime Memorials

Memorial: M5649

Location

Transcript

Details

Extra

Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters