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Memorial details

Memorial type
Other structure
District
Tunbridge Wells
Town
Paddock Wood
County
Kent
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), VC or GC Recipients
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
62262

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Current location

John Brunt VC Public House
Church Road
Paddock Wood
Tunbridge Wells
Kent
TN12 6ET
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 67220 45150
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Public house with his picture on the pub sign with a VC medal. Various memorabilia, such as photos, in the bar.
Inscription
On pub sign: JOHN BRUNT V.C.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Brunt, John Henry Cound
See details
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename,decorations
    Order of information: Undefined
  • VC or GC Recipients
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename,decorations
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Building
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2237026/BRUNT, JOHN HENRY COUND
  • Ten Brave Men and True: The Victoria Cross Holders from the Borough of Tunbridge Wells by Richard Snow. Pages 316 - 328 Published: September 2012 Tommies Guides. ISBN 978-1-908336-38-5.
  • Kent Messenger 14 November 2008
  • Daily Mail 23 May 2005. Pub in existence by 1984 (Real Ale Pubs in Kent - Meresborough Books, 1984 p.132)

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