St Peters Church, Bekesbourne - WW2 | War Imperial War Museums

213222114

Use this image under Non-Commercial licence

This image was created and shared by: Richard Alderton

You can embed or download low-resolution images free of charge for private and non-commercial use under the IWM Non-Commercial Licence.
By downloading or embedding any image, you agree to the terms and conditions of the IWM Non Commercial Licence, including your use of the attribution statement specified by IWM. For this item, that is:
© Richard Alderton (WMR-61953)

Download

Embed
HTML:

<a href="https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/61953" target="_blank"> <img src="https://media.iwm.org.uk/ciim5/memorials/75/705/mid_bekesbourne.jpg?action=e&cat" alt="St Peters Church, Bekesbourne - WW2"> </a> <span> St Peters Church, Bekesbourne - WW2 <a href="https://www.iwm.org.uk/corporate/privacy-copyright">© Richard Alderton (WMR-61953)</a> </span>

BBCode:

[url=https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/61953][img]https://media.iwm.org.uk/ciim5/memorials/75/705/mid_bekesbourne.jpg?action=e&cat[/img][/url] [url=https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/61953]St Peters Church, Bekesbourne - WW2.[/url] [url=https://www.iwm.org.uk/corporate/privacy-copyright]© Richard Alderton (WMR-61953)[/url]

Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: Canterbury
Town: Bekesbourne
County: Kent
Country: England
Commemoration: Second World War (1939-1945), Second World War - civilians
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 61953

Support IWM

Donate with Just Giving

Any gift we receive makes a vital contribution to our ongoing work, from conserving our collection to supporting our public programme.

Make a Donation

Current location

St Peter's Church
Adisham Road
Bekesbourne
Canterbury
Kent
CT4 5ET
England

OS Grid Ref: TR 19510 55470
Denomination: Church of England

View location on Google Maps

Description

Rectangular marble tablet with bevelled edges. Incised Roman lettering with latin cross in top lefthand corner.

Inscription

IN MEMORY OF THOSE/ FROM THIS VILLAGE/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN/ THE FIGHT FOR FREEDOM/ 1939-1945/ KILLED IN ACTION./ (Names)/ KILLED BY ENEMY ACTION/ (Name)/ Precious pieces/ in the mosaic of victory.

Inscription legible?

yes

Commemorations

Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 3
Served and returned: 0
Died: 3
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,regiment,forename
Order of information: Undefined
Second World War - civilians
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Tablet
Measurements: depth 20mm, height 540mm, width 430mm
Materials: Marble

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

If you know the condition of this memorial, please help by adding details

Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.

This information is made available under a Creative Commons BY-NC licence.

This means you may reuse it for non-commercial purposes only and must attribute it to us using the following statement:

For queries, please contact [email protected].