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MEMORIALAlthough this web page is dedicated to my grandfather and the men of the Empire Mica. It should be remembered that these men were only a handful of people who died in World War 2.
The Tower Hill Memorial commemorates men of the Merchant Navy and Fishing Fleets who died in both world wars and who have no known grave. It stands on the south side of the garden of Trinity Square, London, close to the Tower of London. The men of the Empire Mica are remembered on Panel 44
The 1939-45 Memorial takes the form of a semi-circular sunken garden surrounded by walls. The internal face of the semi-circular wall is cased in bronze which bears in relief the names of the men commemorated. At regular intervals round this bronze casing are seven stone sculptured allegorical figures representing the Seven Seas. From the 1914-1918 Memorial stone steps lead down to the sunken garden and between the flight of steps is the main dedicatory inscription, which reads: 1939-1945 THE TWENTY-FOUR THOUSAND OF THE MERCHANT NAVY AND FISHING FLEETS WHOSE NAMES ARE HONOURED ON THE WALLS OF THIS GARDEN GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY AND HAVE NO KNOWN GRAVE BUT THE SEA. To see pictures of Tower Hill, please click HERE
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