Wellington House School WW1 And WW2

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Memorial details

Memorial type

Board / Plaque / Tablet

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)

Ceremony

Rededicated
Date: 29 July 1973
Attended by: Bishop Suffragan of Dover

Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

34912

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Current location

St Saviour's Church
Westgate On Sea Avenue
Westgate On Sea
Thanet
Kent
CT8 8RG
England

OS Grid Ref: TR 32250 70090
Denomination: Church of England

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Previous locations

Wellington House School
Rowena Rd
Westgate On Sea
Thanet
Kent
England

OS Grid Ref: Undefined
Denomination: Undefined

Description

Two boards. At the head a crown centrally and wreaths at each side. Gold lettering.

Inscription

TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY/OF THOSE WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/1914-1919/ (Names)//"THEY WALK IN THE CITY THAT THEY HAVE BUILDED"/"THE CITY OF GOD FROM EVIL SHIELDED"// TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY/OF THOSE WHO FELL IN THE WORLD WAR/1939-1945/(Names)/THESE WAR MEMORIAL BOARDS FORMERLY IN/ WELLINGTON HOUSE SCHOOL CHAPEL, WESTGATE ON SEA/WERE TRANSFERRED TO THE PARISH CHURCH OF/ST SAVIOUR IN 1972 AND WERE RE-DEDICATED BY/ANTHONY, BISHOP OF DOVER ON JULY 29TH 1973.

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Allenby, Michael
Bailey, Anthony
Ballard, Charles
Barclay, Rafe
Bartholomew, Guy
Bland, Malcolm
Bowman, Arthur
Brassey, Gerard
Butlin, Guy
Campbell, Eric
See details for all 66 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 66
Served and returned: 0
Died: 66
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of information: Undefined
Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 42
Served and returned: 0
Died: 42
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Board
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood

Listing information

CHURCH OF ST SAVIOUR
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

Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Reference

"It was reported that 246 old boys of Wellington House had served in the war and one in four had been killed...", Isle of Thanet Gazette, 12 April 1919, p. 9.

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