
Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Tonbridge And Malling
- Town
- Tonbridge
- County
- Kent
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 62260
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Current location
Wall mounted in main entrance stairwell.
Tonbridge Delivery Office
Vale Rise
Tonbridge
Tonbridge And Malling
Kent
TN9 1AA
England
OS Grid Ref: TQ 59975 45894
Denomination: Undefined
- Previous locations
- Delivery Office
Dowding Way
Tunbridge Wells
Tunbridge Wells
Kent
TN2 3XX
England
OS Grid Ref: TQ 59872 42061
Denomination: Undefined
- Delivery Office
- Description
- Board engraved with fruit and lion's heads. At the top, in a broken pediment is the Royal Coat of Arms and at the base Invicta. At each side is a pillar with the names of 7 fields of battle in ribbons, at centre is another board, above which is a wreath, in relief. The Latin epitaph is contained in a series of 4 ribbons across the base of the main board.
- Inscription
- On the pediment-TUNBRIDGE WELLS POSTAL DISTRICT/ROLL OF HONOUR Central names board THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE/1914-1918/[names]/1939--1945/ (Names) In Ribbons across the bottom of the board above Invicta-DULCE ET/ DECORUM EST/ PRO PATRIA/MORIIn Ribbons below the figure of Invicta at the very base of the board- DO WELL DOUBT NOT In 7 ribbons on left hand pillar-EGYPT/AFRICA/TURKEY/RUSSIA/GALLIPOLI/PALESTINE/[can't read due to an obstructing plant] In 7 ribbons on right hand pillar-ITALY/FRANCE/BELGIUM/SERBIA/AUSTRIA/RUMANIA [sic]/MONTENEGRO
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Bishop, W F
Bissenden, E A
Burgess, W C
Chacksfield, H C
Denton, E A R
Hamilton, J E
Hills, E R C
Holding, W
Lade, T J
Leaney, G T
See details for all 19 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 15
Served and returned: 0
Died: 15
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, initials of forenames
Order of information: surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 4
Served and returned: 0
Died: 4
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, initials of forenames
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Board
Measurements: height 3000mm, width 2000mm
Materials: Wood - Plaques / Panels with names
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood
- Board
- 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
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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