点评:Wednesday 12th April and I visited this small Memorial Garden. It is located along the South West Coastal Path, in the section known as the Jubilee Memorial Grounds, which I walked along
The Memorial itself consists of two raised stone built flowerbeds, with a small wooden fence at the front. They are separated by a couple of stone steps leading down to the next level of the pathway on towards the RNLI Shop and the Village.
On a small piece of slate, attached to the wall, is a hand written inscription with the following poignant words:-
" They shall grow not old as we who 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".
There is also a tribute to crew of the Beaufighter Flight R2457. On the evening of the 12th April 1942 the aircraft was on Night Operational Patrol when it fell into the sea. It is assumed that it was shot down, roughly one mile south of Beer Head. The Crew, Squadron Leader, Roman Smok and Flight Officer, Mieczyslaw Swierz, lost their lives.
The flowerbeds were planted with Spring plants as well as a rosemary bush, which is a symbol of remembrance.
From here there are views of Beer Beach, the Sailing Club, the Village and Beer Head with it's limestone cliffs.
翻译:4 月 12 日星期三,我参观了这个小纪念花园。它位于西南沿海小径沿线,在我走过的被称为银禧纪念广场的部分
纪念馆本身由两个凸起的石头建造的花坛组成,前面有一个小木栅栏。它们被几个石阶隔开,这些石阶向下通往通往 RNLI 商店和村庄的路径的下一层。
在贴在墙上的一小块石板上,是手写的题词,上面写着以下凄美的话:-
“他们不会变老,就像我们剩下的人变老一样,年龄不会让他们疲倦,岁月不会在太阳下山时谴责他们,在早晨我们会记住他们”。
还有对 Beaufighter 航班 R2457 机组人员的致敬。 1942 年 4 月 12 日晚上,这架飞机坠入海中时正在进行夜间作战巡逻。据推测,它是在啤酒头以南大约一英里处被击落的。机组人员、中队长 Roman Smok 和飞行军官 Mieczyslaw Swierz 丧生。
花坛上种植了春天的植物和迷迭香,这是纪念的象征。
从这里可以看到啤酒海滩、帆船俱乐部、村庄和啤酒头及其石灰岩悬崖的景色。