Memorial details

Memorial type
Gate
District
Tunbridge Wells
Town
Royal Tunbridge Wells
County
Kent
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: June 1921
    Attended by: Very Rev. the Dean of Rochester, St James' Training Corps, Lieut. Col. R Saunders
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
17157

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Current location

At the junction on St James Road.
St James' Church
Sandrock Road
Royal Tunbridge Wells
Tunbridge Wells
Kent
TN1 2NN
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 59137 39788
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
A wooden lychgate with six wooden panels bearing names on the inside. Dedicatory inscription on the roof beams to the front and the rear of the gate, tiled roof. Carved figure of a knight, as well as a Latin cross, on the front roof beam.
Inscription
At the front of gate: IN MEMORY OF THE ST JAMES MEN WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918 (Names) At the rear of gate: THEIR BODIES ARE BURIED IN PEACE BUT THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Austin, John J
Balcombe, George W
Baldock, Charles E
Banks, Hugh
Barker, Frederick E
Benwell, George A
Blackford, Horace
Bloomfield, Frederick
Bloomfield, Jack
Brasier, George
See details for all 160 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 160
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 160
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forename.
    Order of information: Surname.
Components
  • Gate
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood - Oak
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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