Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- Dover
- Town
- Staple
- County
- Kent
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 1576
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Current location
St James the Great Church
The Street
Staple
Dover
Kent
CT3 1LN
England
OS Grid Ref: TR 26937 56634
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Rough hewn celtic cross on tappered rectangular base and plinth with extra tablet lying flat at the base commemorating WW2.
- Inscription
- TO THE / GLORY OF GOD / AND IN GRATEFUL / MEMORY / OF THE MEN / OF THIS PARISH / WHO GAVE THEIR / LIVES IN THE / GREAT WAR / 1914-1919 / (NAMES) / MAKE THEM TO BE NUMBERED WITH THY / SAINTS IN GLORY EVERLASTING
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 7
Served and returned: 0
Died: 7
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of information: surname,forename - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 2
Served and returned: 0
Died: 2
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Cross
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone
- Cross
- 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
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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