Memorial details

Memorial type
Window
District
Sevenoaks
Town
West Kingsdown
County
Kent
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Maker
REV A H R TEMSON ARIBA (Designer)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 20th March 1920
    Attended by: Bishop of Rochester
  • Unveiled
    Date: 22nd March 1920
    Attended by: Bishop of Rochester
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
16439

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Current location

Tablet - inside on the south wall next to the WW2 tablet.
St Edmund the King and Martyr Church
Fawkham Road
West Kingsdown
Sevenoaks
Kent
TN15 6AY
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 57985 63350
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Stained glass window with dedicatory dark tablet. The tablet has a cross with a wreath at the top and a ribbon border.
Inscription
Tablet:- THE WEST WINDOW IN THIS / CHURCH IS ERECTED TO / THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN HONOURED MEMORY / OF THE UNDERMENTIONED / MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO / FELL IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 - 1918 // (names) // AWAITING THE RESURRECTION /
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Ewen, H S
Hopes, F W
Murtagh, F J
Palfreyman, G A
Payne, W H
Pearson, J
Seal, R
Stigger, J W
Tidy, D E
Warland, F L
See details for all 11 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 11
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 11
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Initials, surname,decorations
    Order of information: Surname
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: height c500mm, width c400mm
    Materials: Slate
  • Window
    Measurements: height c3000mm, width c3000mm
    Materials: Stained Glass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public

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