Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Ashford
Town
Ashford
County
Kent
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
61789

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Current location

Wall mounted.
Tannery Lane Sorting Office
Tannery Lane
Ashford
Ashford
Kent
TN23 1AB
England

OS Grid Ref: TR 01230 42510
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
WW1 tablet set on a marble backboard with a triangular pediment with scrolled leaves and 'IHS' top centre. Inscription and names below in two columns. The whole is supported by two corbels. WW2 tablet is rectangular with notched corners and set on a wooden board.
Inscription
WW1 tablet: IHS/ In Memoriam/ IN GLORIOUS AND EVERLASTING MEMORY/ OF OUR COMRADES/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919./ (Names)/ ERECTED BY THEIR COMRADES OF ASHFORD/ AND DISTRICT OFFICES. WW2 tablet: 1939-1945/ (Names).
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Barrows, F J
Batt, W
Broughton, A W
Candler, A F
Diamond, P E C
Dryland, W O
Marshall, G
Paton, C
Quinnell, J W
Rowe, P F
See details for all 14 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 11
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 11
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initials of forenames, rank, regiment, post office where worked
    Order of information: home post office THEN surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 3
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 3
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initials of forenames, post office worked in
    Order of information: home post office THEN surname
Components
  • First World War memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - White
  • Second World War memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - White
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Royal Mail
Reference

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