Lower Halstow WW1

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Memorial details

Memorial type

Board / Plaque / Tablet

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

First World War (1914-1918)

Ceremony

Unveiled
Date: 17 October 1920
Attended by: Major Granville Wheler, M.P.
Dedicated
Date: 17 October 1920
Attended by: The Rural Dean (the Rev. J. G. Easton, M.A., rector of Murston)
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WM Reference

16209

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Current location

St Margaret of Antioch Church
Church Path
Lower Halstow
Swale
Kent
ME9 7PN
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 86018 67425
Denomination: Church of England

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Description

Alabaster memorial on a dark green marble base. Lettering and design have been highlighted in black. Inscription in roman caps incised with painted infill. There are two images of laurel leaves and a swirled ribbon below

Inscription

THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD/AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF/THE MEN OF HALSTOW /WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR KING AND COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918/ (names in 2 columns)

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Beanland, Harry
Brooms, Herbert Arthur
Clark, William Henry
Crane, Samuel
Davis, Leonard
Finch, Walter Charles
Gilbert, James
King, Alfred Henry
Ottaway, Alfred
Pawsey, William
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Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 18
Served and returned: 0
Died: 18
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of information: surname

Components

Tablet
Measurements: height 122CM, width 99CM
Materials: Alabaster, Marble - Green

Listing information

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Reference

Other website www.fadedgenes.co.uk/LowerHalstowMemorial.html

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