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Memorial details

Memorial type

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

First World War (1914-1918)

Ceremony

Unveiled
Date: 1917
Attended by:

Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

22604

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Current location

In Memorial Garden inside the fort
only accessible on open days on the 4th Sunday of the month
Coalhouse Fort
Princess Margaret Road
East Tilbury
Thurrock
Essex
RM18 8QD
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 69075 76797
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

Two damaged inscribed stones.

Inscription

THE GREAT WAR/ THE ALLIES/ BRITISH EMPIRE/ JAPAN/ FRANCE/ PORTUGAL/ RUSSIA/ SERBIA/ ITALY/ MONTENEGRO/ BELGIUM/ RUMANIA/ COALHOUSE FORT/ (Names of Regiments) BY THE R.A. & R.E. OF/ COALHOUSE FORT TO COMMEMORATE THE GREAT WAR OF 1914-1918/ (Names)

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

Components

Obelisk
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Granite

Listing information

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Condition

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History

1916: Obelisk constructed by personnel stationed at the fort in memory of comrades died at the Somme. 1917: Obelisk destroyed by explosives, on War Office orders.

Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Responsibility

The Coalhouse Fort Project.

Reference

Western Front Association Bulletin by Western Front Association 13/ February/March 2007 Account of original construction and demolition.
Other website www.thurrock.gov.uk/heritage/content.php?page=factfiles_details&id=26

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