WW1 Every One Remembered Statue, Dover Seafront, Kent, UK

The World War One statue, "Every One Remembered" by sculptor Mark Humphrey was erected in July, 2019 to commemorate the centennial anniversary of the end of the Great War on November the 11th, 2018.

Contents:

The Sculpture and its Surrounds

Close-up  of the Soldier

Close-up of the Plaque

The statue forms part of the Dover Remembrance Art Trail.


The Sculpture and its Surrounds

The sculpture and its protective housing are located at the southern edge of Granville Gardens where it meets Marine Parade.

Camden Crescent at Sunrise, 2011

The building to the left of the statue is what remains of Camden Crescent following German shelling during World War Two.

In 1852, Charles Dickens stayed at the now-demolished number 10 Camden Crescent and wrote part of Bleak House there

The Waiting Miner Statue, 2009

A few feet out of shot to the right is the empty plinth where "The Waiting Miner" statue once stood.

In 2010 it was relocated to Fowlmead Country Park, former site of Betteshanger Colliery, Kent.

Close-up  of the Soldier

In remembrance: bedecked with poppies, the Soldier looks across the beach of Dover harbour and the English Channel towards the Western Front in France where so many were wounded and killed.

Verse four of the "For the Fallen" poem by Robert Laurence Binyon (1869-1943) that was published in The Times newspaper on the 21st of September, 1914:

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.

Close-up of the Plaque

The Royal British Legion inscription reads:

We're saying Thank You to the WW1 Generation.

In this exceptional centenary year, we're leading a national movement to say ‘Thank You’ to all who served, sacrificed and changed our world during the First World War.
We will thank the people of all nations - not just those who fell on trhe battlefields; those who played their part on the home front and those who returned to build a better future. Join us in saying 'Thank You' and ensuring their  legacy is never forgotten.

The main photos were taken during a permitted Coronavirus bike ride on Thursday, 7th of May, 2020..

Covid-19 lockdown: links to cycling route map and biometrics are on this Polar Flow web page.

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