Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Sevenoaks
Town
Penshurst
County
Kent
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
16245

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Current location

St John the Baptist Church
Penshurst Road
Penshurst
Sevenoaks
Kent
TN11 8BL
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 52745 43861
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
RECTANGULAR RECESSED TABLET WITH STEPPED HEAD. GREEN FILLET SURROUNDS THE TABLET, WHOSE FRAME ON THE INNER EDGE IS OF ROUND BUILLET DECORATION ALTERNATING IN BLACK AND WHITE ON THREE SIDES. OUTER FRAME IS CARVED IN IMITATION 'SPOON PATTERN' WITH A THIN GOLD LINE. SURMOUNTED BY REGIMENTAL CREST OF THE CAMERONIANS.
Inscription
IN MEMORY/ OF MAJOR PATRICK ROBERT HARDINGE, M.C./ ONLY SON OF THE HONBLE ROBERT HARDINGE. 2ND IN COMMAND 10TH BATTN CAMERONIANS/ (SCOTTISH RIFLES) ATTACHED FROM 1ST BATTN/ BORN 11TH FEBRUARY, 1893. KILLED IN THE/ HOHENZOLLERN REDOUBT, FRANCE, ON/ THE 17TH JUNE 1916, AGED 23./ THIS MEMORIAL IS ERECTED BY HIS BROTHER OFFICERS OF THE 10TH BATTN/
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Hardinge, Patrick Robert
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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,manner of death,age of death,relationships,additional,decorations
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: depth 45MM, height 630MM, width 610MM
    Materials: Alabaster
Listing information
Condition
History
TABLET IS CRACKED ACROSS THE LEFT HAND CORNER EXTENDING TO THE FRAME
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private

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