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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Ashford
Town
Kennington
County
Kent
Country
England
Commemoration
Non-Combat Deaths
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
16405

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Current location

ON THE SOUTH WALL OF THE NAVE
ADJACENT TO THE BAPTISTRY AREA
St Mary's Church
Church Rd
Kennington
Ashford
Kent
TN25 4PL
England

OS Grid Ref: TR 02240 45160
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
COPPER PLAQUE MOUNTED ONTO A MARBLE TABLET ORNATE FOLIATE BORDER WITH A FLOWER IN EACH CORNER. BADGE IN THE UPPER CENTRE OF THE PLAQUE AND THREE MEDALS IN RELIEF IN THE LOWER CENTRE OF THE PLAQUE
Inscription
IN LOVING MEMORY OF / JOHN SALKELD BURRA / LATE / ROYAL DUBLIN FUSILIERS / AND / COLONIAL CIVIL SERVICE / 2ND SURVIVING SON OF / JAMES SALKELD AND / ELEANOR MARGARET BURRA / OF BOCKHANGAR IN THIS PARISH / BORN AT BOCKHANGAR / JUNE 28 18(...) / DIED AT BA(...) / SIERRA LEONE, WEST AFRICA / (...) AGED 36 YEARS / (...) / (...)
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Non-Combat Deaths
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 1
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: year died,regiment,place of death,forename,place of birth,age of death,relationships
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Copper
  • Tablet
    Measurements: height C 1050MM, width C 700MM
    Materials: Marble
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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