War Memorial St. Mary Church Rye

This memorial, within the St. Mary Church, commemorates the members of the parish who were killed or missing in the First World War (139 names) and the Second World War (40 names) and the Gulf War (1 name).

A separate plaque commemorates Trooper Frederick Louis Lewns, who gave his life on 4 June 1901 in the South-African War (2nd Boer War).

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Source

• Text: Fedor de Vries
• Photos: Basher Eyre (1), © Susan Featherstone (WMR-16947) (2)