Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Sevenoaks
Town
Kippington
County
Kent
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
16113

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Current location

St Mary's Church
Kippington Road
Kippington
Sevenoaks
Kent
TN13 2LL
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 52152 54584
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
RECTANGULAR HAMMERED COPPER MEMORIAL WITH FRAME OF LAUREL LEAVES ON CHAMFERED OAK FRAME. BADGE OF QUEENS OWN ROYAL WEST KENT REGIMENT ABOVE INSCRIPTION
Inscription
IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ HORATIO JOHN VICAT/ LIEUT 1ST BATT ROYAL WEST KENT REGT/ BORN JUNE 24TH 1885/ HE GAVE HIS LIFE/ NEAR MISSY-ON-THE-AISNE SEPT 13TH 1914/ "BE THOU FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH/ AND I WILL GIVE THEE A CROWN OF LIFE"
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Vicat, Horatio John
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Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: depth 30MM, height 480MM, width 710MM
    Materials: Copper
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private

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