Memorial details

Memorial type
Chapel or Church: Restoration or extension
District
Swale
Town
Faversham
County
Kent
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 07th June 1922
    Attended by: Archbishop of Canterbury
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
41180

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Current location

St Mary of Charity Church
Church Street
Faversham
Swale
Kent
ME13 7BD
England

OS Grid Ref: TR 01820 61540
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
A redecorated chapel with new screens and fitted wooden panels. The panels feature dedications to the First World War in black lettering. Figures of St George and St Michael are placed in the niches.
Inscription
Left central panel: THE COST OF THE REDECORATION OF THIS CHAPEL/ AS THE WAR MEMORIAL WAS DEFRAYED BY/ THE TRUSTEES OF HATCH'S CHARITY/ THE WORK WAS DEDICATED BY/ RANDALL THOMAS DAVIDSON/ ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY/ ON 7TH JUNE 1922/ ARTHUR REEVE VICAR C. A. CORNFOOT J. TT. ROLFE CHURCH WARDENS Panels 1 to 8: (Names) Right central panel: THIS CHAPEL WAS FITTED WITH SCREENS/ AND PANELS AND THE FIGURES/ OF ST GEORGE AND ST MICHAEL/ WERE PLACED IN THE EASTERN/ NICHES IN REVERENT AND/ GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE/ OF THE MEN OF FAVERSHAM/ WHO LAID DOWN/ THEIR LIVES IN/ THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Abbott, E W
Abbott, J
Adley, B
Akhurst, J
Allard, A J
Amies, N G R
Andrews, F
Archer, E H
Bailey, B
Bailey, W H
See details for all 199 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 199
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 199
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forename.
    Order of information: Surname.
Components
  • Chapel
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Other
Responsibility
PCC

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