Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Tonbridge And Malling
Town
Tonbridge
County
Kent
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
16293

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Current location

On the south wall of the former south aisle
St Peter and St Paul Church
Church Lane
Tonbridge
Tonbridge And Malling
Kent
TN9 1DA
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 59181 46726
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
An ornate white marble tablet with inscription written in black lettering. In the marble a figure of a soldier in uniform portrayed against an English landscape.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN MEMORY OF / COLIN BLYTHE / THE CELEBRATED KENTISH CRICKETER / THIS TABLET IS PLACED BY HIS SORROWING WIDOW / AND HIS MANY FRIENDS IN KENT. / HE PLAYED FOR ENGLAND AT HOME AND IN AUSTRALIA AND SOUTH AFRICA / HE WAS THE MAINSTAY OF THE KENT ELEVEN FROM 1899 TO 1914 / IN SEPTEMBER 1914 HE VOLUNTEERED AND WAS ENROLLED IN THE KENT FORTRESS ENGINEERS / AND IN A SHORT TIME PROMOTED TO BE SERGEANT / IN 1917 HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE KINGS OWN YORKSHIRE / LIGHT INFANTRY AND FELL IN ACTION AT YPRES 8 NOV 1917 AGE 38. / AS CRICKETER-SOLDIER-PATRIOT / HE PLAYED THE GAME. / "GLORIFY GOD IN YOUR BODY" / INVICTA
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Blythe, Colin
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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, forename, regiment, age of death, relationships
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: depth 100mm, height 1040mm, width 885mm
    Materials: Marble - White
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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