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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Shepway
Town
Hythe
County
Kent
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
62509

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Current location

On north wall
St Leonard's Church
Oak Walk
Hythe
Shepway
Kent
CT21 5DN
England

OS Grid Ref: TR 16150 34910
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Brass plaque with engraved arch and columns. A fleur de lys (Boy Scout badge) in middle of second line of inscription.
Inscription
"BE PREPARED"// IN LOVING AND HONOURED / MEMORY / OF MEMBERS OF THE 1st HYTHE TROOP B.P. / BOY SCOUTS, WHO MADE THE SUPREME / SACRIFICE FOR GOD, KING & COUNTRY IN THE / GREAT WAR. 1914-1918. // AND IN THE 2nd WORLD WAR 1939-1945. // (Names) // WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE 1914 - 1918 WAR. / These were His servants, in His steps they trod / Following thro' death the Martyred Son of God. / Victor He rose. Victorious too shall rise / They who have drunk His cup of Sacrifice. // THIS TABLET IS ERECTED BY THEIR SORROWING / COMRADES AND TROOP PATRONS. JULY 1919.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Barton, R
Dennet, W H
Green, James
Lylth, Daniel
Mcdougall, Leslie
Richards, Harry
Thomas, Eric R
Ware, Arthur
Wootton, Gordon
See details for all 9 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 9
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 9
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Scout rank, Forenames, surname
    Order of information: Scout rank
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 310mm, width 230mm
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
History
WW2 inscription added
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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