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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Tunbridge Wells
- Town
- High Brooms
- County
- Kent
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Ceremony
- Dedicated
Date: 16th November 1919
Attended by: Bishop of Rochester - Unveiled
Date: 16th November 1919
Attended by: Bishop of Rochester - Show More (1)
- Dedicated
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 41280
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Current location
St Matthew's Church
High Brooms Rd
High Brooms
Tunbridge Wells
Kent
TN4 9BW
England
OS Grid Ref: TQ 59158 41488
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- WHITE MARBLE TABLET SURMOUNTED BY A CORNICE AND TRIANGULAR PEDIMENT. INSCRIPTION IN BLACK LETTERING WREATH AT THE TOP CENTRE OF THE TABLET. LETTERING IN BLACK.
- Inscription
- 1914 1918/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ (Names)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 99
Served and returned: 0
Died: 99
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,rank,decorations
Order of information: rank,decorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Tablet
Measurements: height 620MM, width 990MM
Materials: Marble - White
- Tablet
- 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
- ST MATTHEW'S CHURCH TABLET WW1
- WMO ID: 83296
- Condition: Good [last updated on 26-03-2020]
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- Costs
Site: £42 0S 0D
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- NEWS: "JENT AND SUSSEX COURIER" 21 NOV 1919
- Kent & Sussex Courier - Friday 21 November 1919 WAR MEMORIAL AT HIGH BROOMS. (list of names) (The Bishop also dedicated three smaller tablets to individual soldiers)
- Sevenoaks Chronicle and Kentish Advertiser - Friday 21 November 1919 WAR MEMORIAL AT HIGH BROOMS. (list of names) (The Bishop also dedicated three smaller tablets to individual soldiers)
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