Memorial details

Memorial type
Stone of remembrance
District
Portsmouth
Town
Kingston
County
Hampshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War - civilians
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
21446

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Current location

About half way along the Eastern wall of Kingston Cemetery
adjacent to
and facing
the railway.
Kingston Cemetery and Crematorium (also known as Bonner Hill Cemetery)
Douglas Road
Kingston
Portsmouth
Hampshire
PO3 6AU
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 65967 01196
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Originally buried in a communal grave (133 persons), one of two in the cemetery. The original plaque was a Simple rough hewn monolith with single inset plaque, on two stepped base. However this was replaced in 2011 and the new plaque is now set into a limestone slab, standing on a plinth of stones. The replacement plaque lists the names of the dead alphabetically whereas on the original they were listed according to their dates of death. Also, the original plaque contained two entries described as "Unidentified" which have been identified on the current plaque.
Inscription
ERECTED TO THE MEMORY OF/ THOSE MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN/ BOTH KNOWN AND UNKNOWN WHO/ DIED AS A RESULT OF ENEMY/ BOMBING ON THIS CITY AND/ WHOSE LAST RESTING PLACE IS/ NEAR THIS SPOT./ 1939 - 1945/ (Names)/ OUT OF THE DEPTHS OF SORROW AND/ SACRIFICE WILL BE BORN AGAIN/ THE GLORY OF MANKIND/ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bone, Alfred A.
Brooke, Kathleen
Burridge, Ernest
Christie, Barbara
Christie, Elsie
Christie, John
Christie, Patricia
Cox, Edward
Deere, William J.
Evans, Richard H.
See details for all 31 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War - civilians
    Total names on memorial: 35
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 35
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forenames and surname
    Order of information: Alphabetically by surname
Components
  • Memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
Listing information
Condition
Costs

Comments: The government paid £8 for the re-internment of burials in communal graves so £1304 received for the memorials. April 1951: Erection of two memorials approved by the Parks, Open Spaces and Cemeteries Committee.

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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.

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