Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Thanet
Town
Ramsgate
County
Kent
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Opened
    Date: 8th June 1927
    Attended by: Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Randall T. Davidson
  • Dedicated
    Date: 8the June 1927
    Attended by: Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Randall T. Davidson
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
33863

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Current location

Memorial Chapel
St Lawrence College
College Road
Ramsgate
Thanet
Kent
CT11 7AL
England

OS Grid Ref: TR 37930 65990
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
White marble tablet on a marbled background, with the school badge mounted centre top and adorned with angel wings. Two additional white marble tablets are mounted beneath the main memorial.
Inscription
Top of memorial - IN HONOURED MEMORY OF THE OLD BOYS OF ST LAWRENCE COLLEGE Above the names - WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919 Below the names - "NEVER HEROIC HEART WAS OFFERED IN VAIN." ERECTED BY THEIR SCHOOLFELLOWS. On second additional plaque - HERE ARE RECORDED THE NAMES OF 12 OLD LAWRENTIANS, WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR, BUT WHOSE SACRIFICE REMAINED UNKNOWN TO THEIR SCHOOL FOR 100 YEARS.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Adams, L H
Aikenhead, R
Algeo, W H
Allfree, G. S.
Anson, W G
Armstrong, C
Atkinson, F B
Atkinson, M L
Ball, T T H
Bambridge, B S
See details for all 130 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 143
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 143
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: initials, surname, rank, regiment
    Order of information: surname, initials
Components
  • Memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
Listing information
  • CHAPEL AND LIBRARY, ST LAWRENCE COLLEGE
  • Grade II
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
Costs

Comments: Cost £25,000

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Thanet Advertiser - Saturday 11 June 1927 TO THE FALLEN. COLLEGE CEREMONY. ARCHBISHOP'S DEDICATION.
  • East Kent Times and Mail - Wednesday 15 June 1927 PRIMATE'S VISIT. NEW CHAPEL DEDICATED AT ST. LAWRENCE COLLEGE SPEECH DAY CEREMONY.

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