Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Thanet
Town
Westgate On Sea
County
Kent
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), Iraq War (2003-2011)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 04th August 1923
    Attended by: Bishop Suffragan of Croydon
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
37543

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Current location

Junction of Sea Road with St Mildreds Road
War Memorial
Sea Road
Westgate On Sea
Thanet
Kent
CT8 8SB
England

OS Grid Ref: TR 32323 70421
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
CROSS SET ON A CAIRN TYPE SETTING OF ROCK
Inscription
BRITISH LEGION MEMORIAL/ "LEST WE FORGET" WW2 IN MEMORY/ ALSO OF THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES DURING THE 1939-45 WAR THIS TABLET WAS/ ERECTED BY THE MAYOR ALDERMEN AND BURGESSES OF THE BOROUGH OF MARGATE/ AD 1951
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Appleby, T
Baldwin, E C
Ball, G
Bax, S G
Beal, R W
Bennett, H B
Blows, N W J
Brass, J
Bushell, D
Champs, B
See details for all 109 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 79
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 79
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname and initials
    Order of information: Alphabetical by surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 29
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 29
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, initials
    Order of information: Alphabetical by surname.
  • Iraq War (2003-2011)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Initial, surname, year of death
    Order of information: n/a
Components
  • Memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
Listing information
  • Westgate-on-Sea British Legion War Memorial
  • 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
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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