Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Gravesham
Town
Northfleet
County
Kent
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), VC or GC Recipients
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 24 October 1920
    Attended by: Revd E H Clarke, Vicar
  • Dedicated
    Date: 24 October 1920
    Attended by: Revd E H Clarke, Vicar
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
1516

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Current location

All Saints Church
Perry Street
Northfleet
Gravesham
Kent
DA11 8RD
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 63554 73125
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Wheel cross set on octagonal plinth and base. The names are carved on seven of the faces of the plinth with the dedication below.
Inscription
R.I.P. / TO / THE GLORIOUS / MEMORY OF / THE MEN OF / THIS PARISH / WHO LAID DOWN / THEIR LIVES FOR / GOD AND COUNTRY / 1914-1918 / MAKE THEM / TO BE NUMBERED / WITH THY SAINTS
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Ashenden, Harry
Aspinall, Thomas William
Austen, Albert John
Barney, George John
Batchelor, Arthur James
Bennett, George
Bennett, George Benjamin
Bennett, Thomas Alfred
Boucher, Thomas Walter Guy
Brigden, Alfred William
See details for all 79 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 77
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 77
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initials of forenames
    Order of information: surname
  • VC or GC Recipients
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initials of forenames, decorations
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Gravesend Reporter 30 October 1920 for the unveiling "last Sunday"

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