Memorial details

Memorial type
Bells or bell tower
District
Rochester Upon Medway
Town
Rochester
County
Kent
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
41121

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Current location

In belfrey
Rochester Cathedral
High Street
Rochester
Rochester Upon Medway
Kent
ME1 1SJ
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 74280 68530
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
PAIR OF BELLS - NUMBER 1 AND NUMBER 2. Bell No 1, treble, note F#. Diameter 70.5cm. Weight 296kg. Bell No 2, note E, Diameter 74cm. Weight 328.2kg.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN PROUD MEMORY OF OUR DEAR SON 2ND LIEUT GEORGE WHITE WILLIS, RAF, WHO WAS KILLED IN FRANCE ON THE 4 JANUARY 1919. // At the going down of the sun and in the morning we will remember them. As the stars that are starry in the time of our darkness to the end, to the end they remain.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Willis, George White
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Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Relationship, rank, forenames, surname, service, manner of death, place of death, date of death.
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Bells
    Measurements: width c74cm
    Materials: Metal
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Responsibility
Rochester Cathedral
Reference
  • Rochester Bells. By the Friends of Rochester Cathedral. Published 2008.

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