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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Maidstone
- Town
- East Sutton
- County
- Kent
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 16279
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Current location
St Peter and St Paul Church
Church Lane
East Sutton
Maidstone
Kent
ME17 3DE
England
OS Grid Ref: TQ 82790 49550
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- RECTANGULAR PLAQUE MOUNTED ON RECTANGULAR GROUND. THE INSCRIPTION IS INCISED IN ROMAN STYLE LETTERING AND IS SURMOUNTED WITH AN INCISED GREEK CROSS WITH SPLAYED ENDS
- Inscription
- IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THOSE MEN OF/ THE 83RD FIELD REGT. R.A./ WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN NORTH WEST EUROPE/ 1944-45/ (NAMES)/ R.I.P./ KEEP THIS FOR EVER IN THE IMAGINATION OF THE THOUGHTS OF/ THE HEART OF THY PEOPLE, AND PREPARE THEIR HEART UNTO THEE/ 1 CHRON. 29. 18.
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 28
Served and returned: Undefined
Died: 28
Exact count: no
Information shown: rank
Order of information: rank
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: depth 5MM, height 455MM, width 585MM
Materials: Bronze
- Plaque
- 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
This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.
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