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
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
41286

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Current location

St Matthew's Church
High Brooms Road
High Brooms
Tunbridge Wells
Kent
TN4 9BW
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 59165 41506
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
NOWY HEADED WHITE MARBLE TABLET MOUNTED ONTO A BROWN MARBLE BACKBOARD. INSCRIPTION IN BLACK LETTERING REGIMENTAL BADGE AT THE TOP CENTRE OF THE PLAQUE
Inscription
INVICTA/ ROYAL KENT WEST/ IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ SYDNEY R. HICKMOTT/ 2ND LIEUT. R. W. KENT REGT./ (ORGANIST OF THIS CHURCH)/ DIED OF WOUNDS RECEIVED IN ACTION/ IN FRANCE, OCT. 1918,, AGED 33 YEARS./ FAITHFUL TO HIS GOD, HIS KING, AND COUNTRY./ HE DIED THAT ENGLAND MIGHT LIVE.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Hickmott, Sydney R
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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: surname,rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,manner of death,age of death,occupation
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - White
  • Backboard
    Measurements: depth 30MM, height 380MM, width 530MM
    Materials: Marble
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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