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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Battlefield cross or marker
- District
- Shepway
- Town
- Hythe
- County
- Kent
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 41347
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Current location
West end of the south wall
St Leonard's Church
Oak Walk
Hythe
Shepway
Kent
CT21 5DN
England
OS Grid Ref: TR 16150 34910
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Battlefield cross with missing shaft. Black letters on unpainted wood. Fitted into a T-shaped case that has an attached brass plaque.
- Inscription
- On cross:- GREATER / LOVE / HATH NO MAN / THAN THIS // 2ND LT R. A. HILDYARD/ 1ST KINGS OWN BATT / KILLED IN ACTION // On accompanying brass plaque:- THE REMAINS OF THE CROSS / ORIGINALLY ERECTED OVER THE GRAVE OF / 2ND LIEUT. R.A. HILDYARD / AT MARICOURT / WHICH TWICE FELL INTO THE HANDS OF THE GERMANS / BEFORE BEING FINALLY RETAKEN BY THE BRITISH.
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Hilyard, R A
See details - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Rank, initials, surname, battalion, manner of death
Order of information: No date of death on either cross or plaque.
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Battlefield Cross or Marker
Measurements: height 330mm, width 530mm
Materials: Wood - Plaque
Measurements: height 50mm, width 250mm
Materials: Brass
- Battlefield Cross or Marker
- 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
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- CWGC - www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/311008/hildyard,-robert-aubrey/
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