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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Church Fabric / Fitting: Reredos or screen
- District
- Canterbury
- Town
- Hoath
- County
- Kent
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Ceremony
- Dedicated
Date: 28 January 1921
Attended by: Bishop Suffragan of Dover
- Dedicated
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 1534
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Current location
Holy Cross Church
Church Road
Hoath
Canterbury
Kent
CT3 4JT
England
OS Grid Ref: TR 20310 64190
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Highly elaborate carved wooden altar and reredos. Central panel depicts a crucifixion scene. Each end has an additional carved figure, each flanked by brass plaques.
- Inscription
- TO THE GLORY OF/ GOD/ AND IN/ UNDYING MEMORY/ OF THE MEN/ CONNECTED WITH/ THIS PARISH/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE/ GREAT WAR/ 1914 1918/ (NAMES)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Bourne, Albert
Bourne, Arthur
Cornford, Harold
Edden, Harry
Gilham, Henry
Hogben, Walter
Jones, Cyrus
Jones, Frank
Marsh, Richard
Miller, Frederick
See details for all 15 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 15
Served and returned: 0
Died: 15
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname,regiment
Order of information: Surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Reredos
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood - Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Brass
- Reredos
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Holy Cross Church-Hoath
- WMO ID: 230783
- Condition: Good [last updated on 04-03-2019]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- Kentish Express and Ashford News 12 February 1921
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