Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Thanet
Town
St Nicholas At Wade
County
Kent
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War - civilians, Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
1542

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Current location

St Nicholas' Church
The Street
St Nicholas At Wade
Thanet
Kent
CT7 0NR
England

OS Grid Ref: TR 26510 66700
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Two rectangular tablets, the upper WW1 set in a wooden frame and a gold latin cross at the top. Below is a second rectangular tablet with a gold latin cross at the top and the lettering in black.
Inscription
Tablet 1: IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE/ OF/ (Names)/ WHO AT THE CALL OF DUTY LAID DOWN THEIR/ LIVES FOR KING AND COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1919/ THIS TABLET IS PLACED BY THE INHABITANTS OF /ST NICHOLAS AND SARRE/ RIP Tablet 2: IN PROUD AND GRATEFUL/ MEMORY OF THE MEN OF/ THIS PARISH WHO GAVE/ THEIR LIVES IN THE CAUSE/ OF THEIR COUNTRY 1939 - 1945/ (Names)/ CIVILIANS OF THE PARISH WHO/ WERE KILLED BY ENEMY ACTION/ THIS TABLET WAS PLACED BY/ THE PARISHIONERS/ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Baldock, Donald
Baldock, William Charles
Christian, Dorothy
Christian, Elizabeth
Cowdrey, Reginald
Cowdrey, Sidney John
Cowdrey, William Joseph
Gore, Daniel
Hollands, Albrt
Hollands, Frederick
See details for all 19 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 12
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 12
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Surname, forename, rank.
    Order of information: Rank
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 5
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 5
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Surname, regiment.
    Order of information: Surname.
  • Second World War - civilians
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Forename, surname.
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - Black
  • Tablets
    Measurements: height 840MM, width 1150MM
    Materials: Stone, Marble - White
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Responsibility
PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL

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