Memorial details

Memorial type
Stone of remembrance
District
Canterbury
Town
Reculver
County
Kent
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Maker
LOCAL CRAFTSMAN
Ceremony
  • Unknown
    Date: C Dec.1919
    Attended by:
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
41037

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Current location

On the roadside
immediately outside the churchyard.
St Mary the Virgin Church
Reculver Lane
Hillborough
Reculver
Canterbury
Kent
CT6 6TA
England

OS Grid Ref: TR 21184 68049
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
A square rough hewn granite base surmounted by square rough hewn granite block. The dedication and names for the First World War are written on the front, with a Latin cross above, and the Second World War is dedicated below.
Inscription
THIS STONE/ WAS ERECTED BY THE PARISHIONERS OF/ RECULVER IN MEMORY OF THE MEN/ CONNECTED WITH THIS PARISH/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR, 1914 - 1918/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS/ THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE/ FOR HIS FRIENDS/ HM NAVY (Names) HM ARMY (Names)/ 1939-1945/ ROYAL NAVY (Names) MERCHANT NAVY (Name) ROYAL AIR FORCE (Names) AIRBORNE DIVISION (Name)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bennett, A
Cooper, D. A
Fielder, H. T
Foad, F. A
Foad, G. H
Foad, W. J
Gleed, N. R
Hamlyn, W. T
Hare, G F
Harecourt, A. W
See details for all 27 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 18
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 18
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forename, rank, regiment, date of death.
    Order of information: Surname.
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 9
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 9
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forename, rank, regiment, date of death.
    Order of information: Surname.
Components
  • Stone of remembrance
    Measurements: depth 620 mm, height 1828.80mm, width 870 mm
    Materials: Granite
Listing information
  • RECULVER WAR MEMORIAL
  • Grade II
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
History
Two WW1 names added later. Sep. 1997:letters were very worn. July 2008: letters had been recut, but memorial is supported by scaffolding. 2017. All in good order.
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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