ence ▁B iny on ' s ▁poem ▁" For ▁the ▁F allen ". ▁ ▁A ▁metal ▁pla que ▁was ▁aff ixed ▁to ▁the ▁base ▁( above ▁the ▁lowest ▁ins cription ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁which ▁reads : ▁ ▁A ▁further ▁pla que ▁was ▁added ▁by ▁the ▁Association ▁of ▁Jewish ▁Ex - Serv ic emen ▁and ▁Women , ▁which ▁reads : ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁mem orial ▁was ▁un ve iled ▁by ▁Am el ius ▁Lock wood , ▁ 1 st ▁Baron ▁Lamb our ne , ▁the ▁Lord ▁Lieutenant ▁of ▁Es sex , ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁a ▁large ▁crowd ▁at ▁a ▁ceremony ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁November ▁ 1 9 2 1 . ▁It ▁was ▁dedicated ▁by ▁the ▁Right ▁Re ver end ▁Dr ▁John ▁W att s ▁D itch field , ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Ch el ms ford . ▁Sold iers ▁from ▁D ▁Company ▁of ▁the ▁ 6 th ▁batt alion , ▁Es sex ▁Regiment ▁provided ▁a ▁guard ▁of ▁honour . ▁ ▁South end - on - Se a ▁War ▁Memorial ▁was ▁designated ▁a ▁Gra de ▁II ▁listed ▁building ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁August ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁comm emor ations ▁for ▁the ▁cent en ary ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War , ▁L ut y ens ' ▁war ▁mem orial s ▁were ▁recogn ised ▁as ▁a ▁" n ational ▁collection " ▁and ▁all ▁of ▁his ▁free - standing ▁mem orial s ▁in ▁England ▁were ▁listed ▁or ▁had ▁their ▁listing