Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Tonbridge And Malling
Town
Leybourne
County
Kent
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
41314

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Current location

Near church
War Memorial
Castle Way
Leybourne
Tonbridge And Malling
Kent
ME19 5HE
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 68959 58903
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
A small plain Celtic style wheel cross on a tapering plinth and single-stepped base.
Inscription
1914 - 1918/ 1939 - 1945/ THEY DIED IN THE GREAT WAR/ FOR KING & COUNTRY/ (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Danes, Henry Albert
Danes, Sidney
Hawley, Cyril Francis
Hirschfield, Sidney
Hodges, Harry Charles
Mitchell, Frederick
Pierce, William Thomas
Price, David
Rose, Ernest
Wills, John Edwin
See details for all 10 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 8
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 8
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forename, rank.
    Order of information: Surname.
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forename.
    Order of information: Surname.
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: depth 900MM, height 2200MM, width 900MM
    Materials: Granite
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public

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