Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- Swale
- Town
- Faversham
- County
- Kent
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), First World War - civilians
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 27 September 1917
Attended by: Archbishop of Canterbury - Dedicated
Date: 27 September 1917
Attended by: Archbishop of Canterbury - Show More (1)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 41209
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Current location
Faversham Cemetery
Love Lane
Faversham
Swale
Kent
ME13 7BD
England
OS Grid Ref: TR 02507 60870
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- A three stepped base surmounted by a tapering shaft and Celtic cross. The dedication is written on the front face of the steps with the names inscribed on the top of the kerb stones which surround the cross in a large rectangular shape.
- Inscription
- On the cross: SACRED TO THE/ MEMORY OF THE MEN/ WHO DIED IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR/ COUNTRY 2ND. APRIL 1916./ "FATHER IN THY GRACIOUS KEEPING/ LEAVE NOW THY SERVANTS SLEEPING." On the stones: (Names)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Adams, William
Anderson, Henry
Appleton, William
Ashby, A
Baker, Edward
Bartlett, John E
Beach, Henry G
Beale, John W
Beaney, Walter John
Beer, F J
See details for all 109 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 5
Served and returned: 0
Died: 5
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forenames
Order of information: Undefined - First World War - civilians
Total names on memorial: 103
Served and returned: 0
Died: 103
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forenames
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Cross
Measurements: depth 1220MM, height 3810MM, width 1220MM
Materials: Granite
- Cross
- Listing information
- Memorials to the victims of the 1916 Faversham Munitions Explosion
- 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
- Condition
- FAVERSHAM GUNPOWDER WORKS EXPLOSION WW1
- WMO ID: 160728
- Condition: Good [last updated on 08-09-2017]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Responsibility
- Town Council
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