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| |caption=The Nieuport Memorial and two of the three stone lions | |caption=The Nieuport Memorial and two of the three stone lions | ||
| |commemorates=British forces | |commemorates=British forces | ||
| |coordinates=], Belgium | |coordinates={{coord|51|08|13.64|N|02|45|20.20|E|scale:1250|display=inline,title}}<br>], Belgium | ||
| |unveiled=1 July 1928 | |unveiled=1 July 1928 | ||
| |designer=] (architect)< |
|designer=] (architect)<br> ] (sculptor) | ||
| |inscription=Here are recorded the names of 566 British officers and men who have no known grave. They fell in the Defence of Antwerp in October 1914 and later operations on the Belgian coast. | |inscription=Here are recorded the names of 566 British officers and men who have no known grave. They fell in the Defence of Antwerp in October 1914 and later operations on the Belgian coast. | ||
| |source={{cwgc cemetery|142014}} | |source={{cwgc cemetery|142014}} | ||
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| | designation1_offname =Funerary and memory sites of the First World War (Western Front) | |||
| | designation1_type = Cultural | |||
| | designation1_criteria = i, ii, vi | |||
| | designation1_date = ] <small>(45th ])</small> | |||
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| ⚫ | The British '''Nieuport Memorial''' is a ] ], located in the ] port city of ] ({{langx|fr|link=no|Nieuport}}), which is at the mouth of the ]. The memorial lists 547 names of British officers and men with no known grave who were killed in the ] in 1914 or in the defence of this part of the ] from June to November 1917. Those that fought in 1914 were members of the ].<ref name="CWGC">, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, accessed 10 February 2010</ref> The fighting in 1917, when ] defended the line from ] to the sea, included the German use of chemical weapons such as ] and ]. | ||
| ⚫ | Designed by the Scottish architect ], the memorial is an 8-metre-high pylon of Euville stone, a ] from ]. The names of those commemorated are cast on bronze panels surrounding the base of the pylon. Three lions, carved by the British sculptor ], stand guard at the corners of the memorial's triangular paved platform.<ref name="CWGC"/> Around the top of the bronze name panels is cast the words from ]'s famous poem, "For the Fallen": {{quote|They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:<br>Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.<br>At the going down of the sun, and in the morning,<br>We will remember them.}} | ||
| ⚫ | The '''Nieuport Memorial''' is a ] ], located in the ] port city of ] ( |
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| ⚫ | The memorial was unveiled on 1 July 1928 by Sir ],<ref name="CWGC"/> a commissioner for the Imperial War Graves Commission (now ]). Macdonogh had been a staff officer and general for the ] for most of the war, being appointed ] in September 1918. | ||
| ⚫ | Designed by the Scottish architect ], the memorial is an 8-metre-high pylon of Euville stone, a ] from ]. The names of those commemorated are cast on bronze panels surrounding the base of the pylon. Three lions, carved by the British sculptor ], stand guard at the corners of the memorial's triangular paved platform.<ref name="CWGC"/> | ||
| The ], dedicated to both the King and his Belgian troops during the ], is located directly next to the Nieuport Memorial. | |||
| ⚫ | The memorial was unveiled on 1 July 1928 by Sir ],<ref name="CWGC"/> a commissioner for the ]. Macdonogh had been a staff officer and general for the ] for most of the war, being appointed ] in September 1918. | ||
| ⚫ | ==Footnotes and references== | ||
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| ==See also== | |||
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| ==External links== | ==External links== | ||
| {{Commons category|British Nieuport Memorial}} | |||
| * | * | ||
| * (includes photograph) | * (includes photograph) | ||
| * (Belgian heritage register) | |||
| * (National Library of Australia) | * (National Library of Australia) | ||
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| ⚫ | ==Footnotes and references== | ||
| ⚫ | ] | ||
| ⚫ | <references/> | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:35, 31 October 2024
| Nieuport Memorial | |
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| Commonwealth War Graves Commission | |
 The Nieuport Memorial and two of the three stone lions | |
| For British forces | |
| Unveiled | 1 July 1928 |
| Location | 51°08′13.64″N 02°45′20.20″E / 51.1371222°N 2.7556111°E / 51.1371222; 2.7556111 Nieuwpoort, Belgium |
| Designed by | William Bryce Binnie (architect) Charles Sargeant Jagger (sculptor) |
| Here are recorded the names of 566 British officers and men who have no known grave. They fell in the Defence of Antwerp in October 1914 and later operations on the Belgian coast. | |
| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
| Official name | Funerary and memory sites of the First World War (Western Front) |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | i, ii, vi |
| Designated | 2023 (45th session) |
| Reference no. | 1567-FL01 |
| Statistics source: Cemetery details. Commonwealth War Graves Commission. | |
The British Nieuport Memorial is a First World War memorial, located in the Belgian port city of Nieuwpoort (French: Nieuport), which is at the mouth of the River Yser. The memorial lists 547 names of British officers and men with no known grave who were killed in the Siege of Antwerp in 1914 or in the defence of this part of the Western Front from June to November 1917. Those that fought in 1914 were members of the Royal Naval Division. The fighting in 1917, when XV Corps defended the line from Sint-Joris to the sea, included the German use of chemical weapons such as mustard gas and Blue Cross.
Designed by the Scottish architect William Bryce Binnie, the memorial is an 8-metre-high pylon of Euville stone, a limestone from Euville. The names of those commemorated are cast on bronze panels surrounding the base of the pylon. Three lions, carved by the British sculptor Charles Sargeant Jagger, stand guard at the corners of the memorial's triangular paved platform. Around the top of the bronze name panels is cast the words from Laurence Binyon's famous poem, "For the Fallen":
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.
The memorial was unveiled on 1 July 1928 by Sir George Macdonogh, a commissioner for the Imperial War Graves Commission (now Commonwealth War Graves Commission). Macdonogh had been a staff officer and general for the Directorate of Military Intelligence for most of the war, being appointed Adjutant-General to the Forces in September 1918.
The King Albert I Memorial, dedicated to both the King and his Belgian troops during the First World War, is located directly next to the Nieuport Memorial.
Footnotes and references
- ^ Nieuport Memorial, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, accessed 10 February 2010
See also
External links
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission details of the Nieuport Memorial
- Memorials to the Missing - Belgium (includes photograph)
- Nieuport Memorial (Belgian heritage register)
- Catalogue entry for Nieuport Memorial register (National Library of Australia)