Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Dover
Town
Nonington
County
Kent
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Rededicated
    Date: 10 June 2010
    Attended by:
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
54454

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Current location

Set in Church Wall
St Mary the Virgin Church
Pinners Lane
Nonington
Dover
Kent
CT15 4LH
England

OS Grid Ref: TR 25310 52350
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
A large rectangular tablet with stone surround. The dedication is written in black lettering, with the names listed in a single column. The Second World War dedication is on a smaller tablet fixed to the foot of the memorial, angled slightly upwards. Moulded laurel wreath at head of inscription, with the first line of the inscription within the laurel wreath and the dates of the war on either side.
Inscription
MIGHTY/ BY/ SACRIFICE/ 1914 1919/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN/ GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MEN/ OF NONINGTON WHO GAVE/ THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR/ (Names)/ ALSO IN MEMORY OF/ THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES/ IN THE 2ND WORLD WAR/ 1939-1945
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 27
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 27
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, foreame, rank, regiment.
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: height 2500mm, width 1000mm
    Materials: Marble - White
Listing information
Condition
History
2010: re-furbished and re-dedicated, at a cost of over £800.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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