Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Swale
Town
Lower Halstow
County
Kent
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 04th April 1948
    Attended by: Archbishop of Canterbury
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
30099

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Current location

St Margaret of Antioch Church
Church Path
Lower Halstow
Swale
Kent
ME9 7PN
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 86018 67425
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Memorial is fixed to side of organ case with four brass screws and almost hidden from view.Incised Roman caps;each line centred.
Inscription
LET EVERYTHING THAT HAVE BREATH PRAISE THE LORD/TO THE GLORY OF GOD/AND IN PROUD MEMORY OF THE MEN OF LOWER HALSTOW/WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR/1939-1945/(NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Carlton, James William
Cotton, James Alban
Fever, Reginald Charles
Godmon, Thomas William
Mercer, Horace
Packham, John Albert
See details for all 6 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 6
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 6
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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