Sevenoaks Postal District

1903197518

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: Sevenoaks
Town: Sevenoaks
County: Kent
Country: England
Commemoration: First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 1486

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Current location

Post Office
South Park
Sevenoaks
Sevenoaks
Kent
TN13 1AA
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 52990 54636
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

Board with nowy headed pediment and Sevenoaks coat of arms top centre.Names are in five columns with the fallen in the centre column. Dates of enlistment are given for WW1 while at the lower edge is a lion's head. Lettering is in gold.

Inscription

Top of Frame-SEVENOAKS POSTAL DISTRICT ROLL OF HONOUR Column 1-1914/[names Ashdown to Warren] Column 2- [1914 names Webb & Wenham]/1915/[names]/1916/[names Allen to Bevan] Column 3-[names of the fallen of WW1]/1939-1945/[names of the fallen] Column 4- [names for 1916 from Boniface] Column 5-1917/[names]/1918/[names] Bottom of Frame-1914 WHO STANDS IF FREEDOM FALL WHO DIES IF ENGLAND LIVE 1918

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Allen, T A
Allen, T W
Anderson, A G
Ashdown, G A
Ashdown, H
Baldwin, J
Bassett, W J E
Bateman, F C
Best, W A
Bevan, T H
See details for all 93 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 89
Served and returned: 75
Died: 14
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, initials of forenames, decorations
Order of information: year of enlistment THEN surname (for the fallen), surname (with 2 out of order)- for the fallen
Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 4
Served and returned: 0
Died: 4
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, initials of forenames, decorations
Order of information: surname

Components

Board
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood
Frame
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood

Listing information

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Responsibility

ROYAL MAIL

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