Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Swale
Town
Leaveland
County
Kent
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
41193

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Current location

St Laurence's Church
Workhouse Rd
Leaveland
Swale
Kent
ME13 0NP
England

OS Grid Ref: TR 00490 54850
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
WHITE TILES SET WITHIN A MARBLE FRAME. INSCRIPTION IN BLACK LETTERING COLOURED SHIELD AT THE TOP LEFT HAND CORNER OF THE TILES
Inscription
TO THE MEMORY OF/ COL. MURRAY VENABLES HILTON/ OF THE WORCESTERSHIRE REGT/ KILLED IN FRANCE 20 OCT 1915 WHILE/ COMMANDING 7TH BN E. LANCS. REGT./ TAKE THE LIVES THAT DIED FOR DUTY/ IN THY TENDER PIERCED HAND/ CROWN THE FAULTY LIFE WITH BEAUTY/ OFFERED FOR THE FATHERLAND.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Hilton, Murray Venables
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Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,manner of death,additional
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Frame
    Measurements: depth 30MM, height 510MM, width 820MM
    Materials: Marble
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
PCC

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