Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment

Use this image under non-commercial licence

This image was created and shared by: KentFallen

The image is free to reuse for non-commercial purposes under the IWM Non Commercial Licence. By downloading any images or embedding any media, you agree to the terms and conditions of the IWM Non Commercial Licence, including your use of the attribution statement specified by IWM. For this item, that is: © KentFallen (WMR-16548)

Download

Embed
HTML: <a href="https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/16548" target="_blank"> <img src="https://media.iwm.org.uk/ciim5/memorials/30/690/mid_16548b_kentfallen.jpg?action=e&cat" alt="Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment"> </a> Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment <a href="https://www.iwm.org.uk/corporate/privacy-copyright">© KentFallen (WMR-16548)</a> BBCode: [url=https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/16548][img]https://media.iwm.org.uk/ciim5/memorials/30/690/mid_16548b_kentfallen.jpg?action=e&cat[/img][/url] [url=https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/16548]Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment.[/url] [url=https://www.iwm.org.uk/corporate/privacy-copyright]© KentFallen (WMR-16548)[/url]
Use this image under non-commercial licence

This image was created and shared by: KentFallen

The image is free to reuse for non-commercial purposes under the IWM Non Commercial Licence. By downloading any images or embedding any media, you agree to the terms and conditions of the IWM Non Commercial Licence, including your use of the attribution statement specified by IWM. For this item, that is: © KentFallen (WMR-16548)

Download

Embed
HTML: <a href="https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/16548" target="_blank"> <img src="https://media.iwm.org.uk/ciim5/memorials/30/689/mid_16548a_kentfallen.jpg?action=e&cat" alt="Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment"> </a> Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment <a href="https://www.iwm.org.uk/corporate/privacy-copyright">© KentFallen (WMR-16548)</a> BBCode: [url=https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/16548][img]https://media.iwm.org.uk/ciim5/memorials/30/689/mid_16548a_kentfallen.jpg?action=e&cat[/img][/url] [url=https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/16548]Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment.[/url] [url=https://www.iwm.org.uk/corporate/privacy-copyright]© KentFallen (WMR-16548)[/url]
Use this image under non-commercial licence

This image was created and shared by: Paul Tritton

The image is free to reuse for non-commercial purposes under the IWM Non Commercial Licence. By downloading any images or embedding any media, you agree to the terms and conditions of the IWM Non Commercial Licence, including your use of the attribution statement specified by IWM. For this item, that is: © Paul Tritton (WMR-16548)

Download

Embed
HTML: <a href="https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/16548" target="_blank"> <img src="https://media.iwm.org.uk/ciim5/memorials/73/714/mid_16548_cpaul_tritton_2019_07_16.jpg?action=e&cat" alt="Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment"> </a> Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment <a href="https://www.iwm.org.uk/corporate/privacy-copyright">© Paul Tritton (WMR-16548)</a> BBCode: [url=https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/16548][img]https://media.iwm.org.uk/ciim5/memorials/73/714/mid_16548_cpaul_tritton_2019_07_16.jpg?action=e&cat[/img][/url] [url=https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/16548]Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment.[/url] [url=https://www.iwm.org.uk/corporate/privacy-copyright]© Paul Tritton (WMR-16548)[/url]

Memorial details

Memorial type

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)

Maker

Sir Edwin Lutyens (Designer)
Messrs GE Wallis & Sons Ltd (Builder)

Ceremony

Unveiled
Date: 31 July 1921
Attended by: Major General Sir Edmund Leach
Dedicated
Date: 31 July 1921
Attended by: Archbishop of Canterbury
Show More (1)

Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

16548

Support the IWM War Memorial Register

Donate with Just Giving

Since 1988 IWM's War Memorials Register has been creating a national register of UK war memorials and the names of the individuals they commemorate. IWM needs your support to ensure that we can add to and maintain our these important records.

Make a Donation

Current location

Brenchley Gardens
Station Road
Maidstone
Maidstone
Kent
ME14 1QN
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 75889 56126
Denomination: Undefined

View location on Google Maps

Description

A stone cenotaph which replicates the Whitehall cenotaph.

Inscription

THE GLORIOUS DEAD OF THE QUEEN'S OWN ROYAL WEST KENT REGIMENT/ MCMXIV MCMXIX

Inscription legible?

yes

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
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)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Cenotaph
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone

Listing information

The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment Cenotaph
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

Condition

Queens Own Royal West Kent Regt
WMO ID: 156348
Condition: Fair [last updated on 05-02-2018]
Help update these details if the condition is wrong

Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Reference

The Times page 5 Column D , 1 August 1921
Bromley Mercury 5 Aug 1921
Lewisham Borough News
Carter Postcard Collection
Book: Atkinson, CT "The Queen's Royal West Kent Regiment 1914-1918" (1924) Simpkin Marshall Hamilton, Kent & Co Ltd, London

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.

This information is made available under a Creative Commons BY-NC licence.

This means you may reuse it for non-commercial purposes only and must attribute it to us using the following statement:

For queries, please contact [email protected]

Use this image under non-commercial licence

Embed

Use this image under non-commercial licence

Embed

Use this image under non-commercial licence

Embed

Memorial details

Support the IWM War Memorial Register

Current location