Sometime on Sunday, November 20, one week after Remembrance, vandals destroyed the marble engraved top of the first world war Royal Flying Corps memorial on Camber Road, outside Rye. The marble was substantial and would have required many blows from a heavy hammer to damage it.
Col. Anthony Kimber, President of the Rye branch of the Royal British Legion said; "I'm very disappointed, to say the least, that vandals have destroyed the WW1 memorial on the Rye to Camber road."
The memorial was only established in 2019, after research and support from the Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust.
An examination of the site shows hammer damage to the adjacent road sign and an indication that Openreach cables were also taken in the same area.
A report has been made to Sussex Police. If anyone has information about this vandalism please contact, in confidence, Rye Royal British Legion: Info@ryebritishlegion.org.uk
