1st Bn (43rd) Oxfordshire And Buckinghamshire Light Infantry - WW2

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Memorial details

Memorial type

Board / Plaque / Tablet

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

Second World War (1939-1945)

Ceremony

Unveiled
Date: 19th November 1995
Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries

Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

41306

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Current location

Former Congregational Church Hall
Partrigge Lane
Faversham
Swale
Kent
ME13 7DX
England

OS Grid Ref: TR 01550 61485
Denomination: Congregational

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Description

Rectangular plaque with the regimental badge of the 1st Battalion (43rd) Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry above the text.

Inscription

50TH ANNIVERSARY- END OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR/ THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH HALL/ BILLET FOR 'B' COMPANY/ 1ST BATTALION (43RD) OXFORDSHIRE AND BUCKINGHAMSHIRE/ LIGHT INFANTRY/ 18TH OCT 1943 TO 14TH JUNE 1944/ 35 OF WHOM WERE LATER KILLED/ IN THE BATTLEFIELDS OF N. W. EUROPE/ "WE WILL REMEMBER THEM"/ IN GRATITIDE FROM THE PEOPLE OF FAVERSHAM

Inscription legible?

yes

Commemorations

Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 35
Served and returned: 0
Died: 35
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Plaque
Measurements: height 300MM, width 400MM
Materials: Bronze

Listing information

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History

2005: Plaque refurbished by Shepherd Neame Ltd, the present owners of the building.

Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Reference

East Kent Gazette and Times 25 May 1989

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