Memorial details

Memorial type
Stone of remembrance
District
Tonbridge And Malling
Town
Mereworth
County
Kent
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
16284

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Current location

Near church
Mereworth War Memorial
The Street
Mereworth
Tonbridge And Malling
Kent
ME18 5LU
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 65956 53747
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
A rough-hewn stone slab with inscription on smooth side. A cross is beside the names of those who died in the Great War. A foot stone with the names of those who died in the 1939-1945 war has been added between 2008 & 2011.
Inscription
Stone of Remembrance: IN PERPETUAL HONOUR OF MEREWORTH MEN WHO SERVED / IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918 / (NAMES) // Footstone: AND LEST WE FORGET THE FALLEN / 1939 - 1945 / (9 NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bassett, H
Burton, T
Diprose, A
Goose, E
Harryman, J
Holdstock, H
Honeysett, R
Hook, C
Hook, F
Large, L
See details for all 16 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 9
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 9
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, initials, surname, service
    Order of information: Surname
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 141
    Served and returned: 120
    Died: 21
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Served or fallen, rank, title, forename initials, surname, honours, regiment or service
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • First World War memorial
    Measurements: depth 400mm, height 1,920mm, width 1,230mm
    Materials: Stone
  • Second World War memorial
    Measurements: depth 410mm, height 380mm, width 1,230mm
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
  • Mereworth War Memorial
  • Grade II
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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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