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Soham Rail Disaster Memorial - Taken by Nick_2 08 Sep 2013
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Soham Rail Disaster Memorial - Taken by Nick_2 08 Sep 2013
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Soham Rail Disaster Memorial - Taken by Nick_2 08 Sep 2013
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Soham Rail Disaster Memorial - Taken by Nick_2 08 Sep 2013
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Location View , west of the Civic Memorial - Taken by Stuart Nicholson 19 Mar 2022
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The dedication - Taken by Stuart Nicholson 19 Mar 2022
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Overall View of the plaque - Taken by Stuart Nicholson 19 Mar 2022
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The plaque Column 1 - Taken by Stuart Nicholson 19 Mar 2022
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The plaque Column 2 - Taken by Stuart Nicholson 19 Mar 2022
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The plaque Column 3 - Taken by Stuart Nicholson 19 Mar 2022
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The sponsors, at base level, left hand side - Taken by Stuart Nicholson 19 Mar 2022
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The sponsors, at base level, right hand side - Taken by Stuart Nicholson 19 Mar 2022
Reference WMO/150493
Address:
Red Lion Square
Junction of High Street and Clay Street
Soham
CB7 5BS
England
Open large map- Metal Bronze
- Stone Portland stone
- Second World War (1939-1945)
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(On the plinth)- IT IS NOT WITH HOPE, MY FEEBLE PRAISE / CAN ADD ONE MOMENT'S HONOUR TO THY OWN. ; (On the plaque)- SOHAM RAIL DISASTER 2ND JUNE 1944. / ON 2ND JUNE 1944 THE TOWN OF SOHAM WAS/ SAVED FROM CERTAIN DESTRUCTION WHEN AN/ AMMUNITION TRAIN CARRYING BOMBS IN / PREPARATION FOR D-DAY, CAUGHT FIRE AS IT/ APPROACHED SOHAM STATION. THE TRAIN / COMPRISED 51 WAGONS, 44 OF WHICH WERE/ PACKED WITH 250 LB AND 500LB BOMBS. DRIVER/ BEN GIMBERT BROUGHT THE TRAIN TO A SAFE STOP/ IN THE STATION, WHILE SIGNALMAN, FRANK / BRIDGES SENT WORD OF THE IMPENDING DANGER / FROM HIS SIGNALBOX. / FIREMAN, JAMES NIGHTALL WENT TO UNCOUPLE/ THE BURNING WAGON FROM THE TRAIN, AND / GUARD, HERBERT CLARKE SET OFF FOR BARWAY,/ PLACING DETONATORS ALONG THE LINE TO WARN/ ON-COMING TRAINS. THE MEN KNEW THAT THE / BURNING WAGON COULD EXPLODE AT ANY / MINUTE, AND AT 1.43 AM AS THE POPULATION OF/ SOHAM SLEPT, A HUGH EXPLOSION ENSUED. FRANK/ BRIDGES AND JAMES NIGHTALL LAY DEAD ON THE / PLATFORM, BEN GIMBERT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED AND / HERBERT CLARKE BLOWN TO HIS KNEES, CONTINUED TO SET DETONATORS. 200 BUILDINGS / WERE DAMAGED IN THE EXPLOSION, AND MANY / AND MANY PEOPLE WERE INJURED, BUT ONLY TWO DIED. THE/ ACTIONS OF THESE MEN SAVED COUNTLESS LIVES. / THANKS TO THE RECOVERY ACTION LED BY / AMERICAN SERVICEMEN THIS VITAL LINE OF / COMMUNICATION FOR D-DAY WAS RE-OPENED/ WITHIN 24 HOURS. BEN GIMBERT AND JAMES NIGHTALL/ WERE AWARDED THE GEORGE CROSS.
DIED: FRANK BRIDGES, JAMES NIGHTALL (GC): ALSO: BEN GIMBERT (GC), FRANK CLARKE.
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