Iron Rings from the Zeebrugge Mole
added to the Albert McKenzie VC memorial
27 November 2018
added to the Albert McKenzie VC memorial
27 November 2018
On 27 November 2018 two metal rings which formed part of the Zeebrugge Harbour wall at the time of Albert McKenzie's brave acts have been added to the Tower Bridge Road memorial The Albert McKenzie Memorial in Tower Bridge Road was installed in 2015 after a fundraising campaign launched in 2010.
The memorial, created by blacksmith Kevin Boys and standing on a plinth designed by local architect Tim Wood, has now been augmented with two metal rings taken from the harbour at Zeebrugge where Albert McKenzie earned his Victoria Cross.
Nic Van der Marliere, general representative of the Government of Flanders in London, joined Admiral Lord West to unveil the new additions to the memorial on Tuesday lunchtime.
Past Mayor of Southwark Cllr Charlie Smith and Neil Coyle MP were among those in attendance at the ceremony. Sir Simon Hughes, a member of the committee which has built the memorial, told guests that McKenzie represented "an extraordinary story of young courage".
The memorial has been augmented with two metal rings taken from the harbour at Zeebrugge
Nic Van der Marliere, general representative of the Government of Flanders in London, the Mayor of Southwark and Admiral Lord West
Sir Simon Hughes MP