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This Topical Budget item documents the unveiling of the Dover Patrol Monument at Leathercote Point, the highest point of the cliffs overlooking St Margaret's Bay, Dover. A granite obelisk nearly 84 feet high, it was unveiled by the Prince of Wales (the future King Edward VIII) on 27 July 1921. At about the same time, a French memorial was unveiled at the equivalent point on the French coast, Cap Blanc Nez, together with a smaller one at New York Harbour. All three were funded by public subscription, with 7,000 donations adding up to £45,000. The monument was designed to commemorate the achievements of the Dover Patrol, which was involved with defending the Straits of Dover, conveying troops to France and wounded British soldiers back home, and protecting ships passing through the Channel during World War I. The Dover memorial stands to this day, though its French counterpart was destroyed by the Germans during World War II. Michael Brooke
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