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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Dover
Town
Dover
County
Kent
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
61836

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Current location

St Mary's Church
Cannon Street
Dover
Dover
Kent
CT16 1BN
England

OS Grid Ref: TR 31920 41520
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Rectangular board with a moulded frame. There is a line border with a decorative motif at each top corner.
Inscription
THE KENT COUNTY ASSOCIATION/ ST MARYS SOCIETY/ On Wednesday May 14th 1919, in/ Three Hours and Three Minutes./ A PEAL OF/ GRANDSIRE TRIPLES/ 5040 CHANGES./ PARKERS TWELVE PART TENOR 20 CWT./ FREDERICK ELLIOTT (...) HORACE WHITEHEAD 5/ CHARLES R MILLWAY 2. HERBERT J. SAUNDERS. 6/ RICHARD H. STEVENS. 8 CM. W. WELLING. RGA 7/ CHARLES TURNER 4 CM G.A. GODFREY RE. Tenor/ CONDUCTED by CM W.WELLING./ Rung with the bells deeply muffled in token/ of the respect to EDITH CAVELL, whose/ body arrived in Dover during the/ ringing and rested in the town till/ the following morning.
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Board
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
History
2004: Refurbished
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Western Front Association Branch Newsletter East Kent Issue 12. Spring 2004.

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