Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Gate
- District
- Maidstone
- Town
- Lenham
- County
- Kent
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Maker
- ROYAL ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS (Builder)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 16336
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Current location
Lenham Cemetery
A20
Lenham
Maidstone
Kent
ME17 2PU
England
OS Grid Ref: TQ 90107 52383
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Ornate tracery iron gates supported by two brick pillars. Dedicatory bronze plaques affixed to each pillar. Gold cross in the upper centre of each gate. R.E.M.E. badges at the top of the plaques above the inscription.
- Inscription
- North plaque:- To the Glory of God and in / memory of 52 N.C.O’s / and men of 6 (Guards) Tank / Brigade Workshop. R.E.M.E. / who were killed by enemy / action at Charing Heath on / 24. June 1944. South plaque:- These gates were erected / on behalf of the Lenham / Parish Council by the / R.E.M.E. Association / and dedicated on 29. Nov. 1964. / In a communal grave within / this Cemetery lie the remains / of 46 of the men who lost / their lives.
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Gates
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wrought Iron - Pillar
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Brick - Plaques
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Metal
- Gates
- 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 - Reference
- Kent Messenger 9 July 2004
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