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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Park / Sports field
- District
- Thanet
- Town
- Birchington
- County
- Kent
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Ceremony
Date: 1924
Attended by: Mr H.Arthur Erlebach
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 48760
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Current location
Birchington Recreational Park
Laming Road
Birchington
Thanet
Kent
CT7 0BW
England
OS Grid Ref: TR 30600 68700
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Sports and recreation ground
- Inscription
- This Sports Ground/Was presented to Birchington in 1924/By Mr H.A Erlebach as a memorial to his/three sons. Who fell in the Great War/The children's playing field was purchased/out of surplus monies from the Birchington/and Alcol War Relief Fund, and the Birchington/War Memorial Fund.
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Erlebach, Arthur Woodland
Erlebach, Edward Eustace
Erlebach, Henry Woodland
See details for all 3 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 3
Served and returned: 0
Died: 3
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, family.
Order of information: Surname, family.
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- First World War memorial
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Unknown
- First World War memorial
- 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
- Costs
Comments: The Ground was paid for with surplus money from the Birchington and Alcol War Relief Fund, and the Birchington Memorial Fund.
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Private
- Reference
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