Margate And District Post Office Staff

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: Thanet
Town: Margate
County: Kent
Country: England
Commemoration: Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 1557

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Current location

94
Margate Post Office
Cecil Square
Margate
Thanet
Kent
CT9 1AA
England

OS Grid Ref: TR 35452 70848
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

Two white marble tablets, wall mounted, black lettering, black slate back board A laurel wreath appears top centre, the space in the centre of the wreath is blank

Inscription

TO THE GLORY OF GOD/AND IN MEMORY OF /(NAMES)/MEMBERS OF THE/MARGATE & DISTRICT POST OFFICE STAFF/WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR/1914-1918/"THEIR NAMES LIVETH FOR EVERMORE" (ON A SEPERATE PLAQUE BELOW). AND ALSO PERCY A. CROWHURST/SAPPER ROYAL ENGINEERS/WHO DIED ON ACTIVE SERVICE/IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR/1939-1945

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Bateup, Herbert J
Crowhurst, Percy A
Emptage, George W
Euden, Arthur T
Fewell, George F
Jakes, Kenneth L
Smith, Harold L
See details for all 7 names

Commemorations

Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: rank,regiment,forename,occupation, surname
Order of information: Undefined
First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 6
Served and returned: 0
Died: 6
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,rank,regiment,forename,occupation
Order of information: surname

Components

Backboard
Measurements: height 1200 MM, width 600 MM
Materials: Slate
Tablets
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Marble - White

Listing information

This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website

Condition

MARGATE AND DISTRICT POST OFFICE STAFF
WMO ID: 120973
Condition: Undefined [last updated on 20-04-2020]
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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Responsibility

THE POST OFFICE

Reference

catalogue.postalmuseum.org/collections/getrecord/GB813_Mem289 - accessed 15 January 2022

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