Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Tonbridge And Malling
Town
Burham
County
Kent
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
16543

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Current location

War Memorial
On the corner of Rochester Road and Church Road
Burham
Tonbridge And Malling
Kent
ME1 3RS
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 72763 62212
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
A stone Latin cross mounted onto a block stone plinth with the dedications engraved in stone plaques.
Inscription
6 o'clock face: IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE/ OF THE/ MEN OF BURHAM/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN/ THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ AND ALSO IN THE SECOND/ WORLD WAR/ 1939 - 1945 3 o'clock face: (Names)/ FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH/ 1939 - 1945/ (Names) 12 o'clock face: TO/ THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN/ THANKSGIVING/ FOR THE COMRADES WHO/ RETURNED 9 o'clock face: LEST WE FORGET/ (Names)/ 1939 - 1945/ (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Apps, William
Ashdown, Frederick
Baker, Frederick J
Balchin, John B
Benjamin, John R
Bennett, Frederick
Cheeseman, Douglas H
Durbridge, Albert
Easterby, Charles N
Edwards, James
See details for all 46 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 38
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 38
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forenames
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 8
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 8
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forenames
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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