Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Gate
- District
- Tonbridge And Malling
- Town
- Wouldham
- County
- Kent
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 33229
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Current location
All Saints Church
Wouldham Raod
Wouldham
Tonbridge And Malling
Kent
ME1 3TY
England
OS Grid Ref: TQ 71293 64387
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- A lych gate containing three dedicatory stone tablets on the inner walls. Constructed of local Kent Ragstone rocks
- Inscription
- THIS LYCH GATE/ IS ERECTED TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY/ OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR KING & COUNTRY/ DURING THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918/ (Names) IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF/ THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE/ SECOND WORLD WAR 1939-1945/ (Names)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Anderson, H
Bailey, W
Bailey, W
Bell, J
Blackman, C E
Blackman, T
Bridges, S J
Burgess, C
Burgess, H
Burgess, L
See details for all 51 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 41
Served and returned: 0
Died: 41
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, forename.
Order of information: Surname. - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 10
Served and returned: 0
Died: 10
Exact count: no
Information shown: Surname, forename.
Order of information: Surname.
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Tablets
Measurements: height 3FT, width 3FT 6IN
Materials: Stone - Gate
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone
- Tablets
- 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
- Wouldham Church Lych Gate
- WMO ID: 91113
- Condition: Good [last updated on 01-05-2020]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- Kent Fallen Website www.kentfallen.com/PDF%20REPORTS/WOULDHAM.pdf
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