Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Ashford
- Town
- Westwell
- County
- Kent
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: February 1920
Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 40162
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Current location
St Mary's Church
The Street
Westwell
Ashford
Kent
TN25 4JX
England
OS Grid Ref: TQ 99060 47480
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- White marble tablet mounted on a grey backing tablet. Top centre is a plain Latin cross with a laurel wreath, beneath is the inscription in incised black lettering.
- Inscription
- TO THE/ GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN/ MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO DIED IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919/ (Names)/ THEY DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Acott, F T
Barnes, G W
Benton, F
Bishop, J
Brown, C J
Brown, F E
Button, J H
Cackett, W A
Carpenter, H
Chambers, E P
See details for all 25 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 25
Served and returned: 0
Died: 25
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, forename.
Order of information: Surname.
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Tablet
Measurements: height 940mm, width 610mm
Materials: Marble - White - Backboard
Measurements: height 1070mm, width 740mm
Materials: Stone
- Tablet
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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