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A small cairn with bronze plaque - Taken by P.E. Jeffery 14 May 2016
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The bronze plaque giving details of the incident - Taken by P.E. Jeffery 14 May 2016
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Looking south past the coasrguard cottages to the English Chanel - Taken by P.E. Jeffery 14 May 2016
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Looking north up the Cuckmere valley towards Alfriston - Taken by P.E. Jeffery 14 May 2016
Reference WMO/233907
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This plaque commemorates the soldiers who died in this area and specifically in this field during World War 2. Their numbers are unknown but their memory lives on. The following is a personal testimony from Corporal LESLIE EDWARDS 1920-2004, a local man who served in the area and laid poppies on this spot every Remembrance Day until his death. 'I will never forget the day in 1940 when a Canadian company came to Cuckmere and pitched their tents in this field. I was stationed here and knew that bombers regularly used this valley for navigation purposes, I tried to tell the commanding officer but he was not interested in what I had to say. Two mornings later the Messerschmitts arrived, Just as the sun was rising they came skimming over the water and up the valley. Around Alfriston they banked hard and came back, Bearing down on the tents they opened fire. Steam, soil, and grass rose in front of them as bullets and bombs entered the ground. All the young men in the marquees and bell tents were killed. The commanding officer who was shaving at the time in the middle coastguard cottage, died instantly when a shell went through the wall that held his mirror. Remember me when I am gone away, Gone far away into the silent land. Christina Rossetti
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