Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Roll of honour or book of remembrance
- District
- Canterbury
- Town
- Canterbury
- County
- Kent
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Maker
- MR GRAILY HEWITT HRMS (Designer)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 3rd August 1924
Attended by: MAG GEN SIR A LYNDEN BELL KCB - Dedicated
Date: 3rd August 1924
Attended by: Dean of Canterbury - Show More (1)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 40979
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Current location
In the Warrior Chapel
Canterbury Cathedral
Cathedral Cl
Canterbury
Canterbury
Kent
CT1 2EH
England
OS Grid Ref: TR 152 579
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Red leather bound Book of Remembrance with ornate cover decoration featuring the regimental badge of the Buffs (East Kent) Regiment. Illuminated script.
- Inscription
- ROLL/ OF OFFICERS/ AND MEN OF/ THE BUFFS/ WHO FELL IN/ THE GREAT WAR/ MDCCCCXIV/ MDCCCXIX
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Abbott, Arthur Leonard Victor
Abbott, Edward
Abbott, Ernest Walter
Abbott, Jack Stinnard
Abel, Charles William
Abel, Richard
Abrahams, Ernest Walter
Abrahams, William
Ackermann, Leon Lorden
A' Court, Leonard Percy Frank
See details for all 5791 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 4493
Served and returned: 0
Died: 4493
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,rank,forename,decorations
Order of information: rank,surname,forename,decorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Book
Measurements: height 430mm, width 20mm
Materials: Vellum, Leather
- Book
- 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
- Costs
Comments: Money raised from regimental funds.
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Private
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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