Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Tonbridge And Malling
Town
Tonbridge
County
Kent
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Rededicated
    Date: 20th October 1995
    Attended by: Bishop of Rochester
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
63785

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Current location

Ante-Chapel wall
entrance to Chapel.
Tonbridge School Chapel
High Street
Tonbridge
Tonbridge And Malling
Kent
TN9 1JP
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 59032 47090
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • Original Chapel
    Tonbridge School Chapel
    High Street
    Tonbridge
    Tonbridge And Malling
    Kent
    TN9 1JP
    England

    OS Grid Ref: TQ 590 460
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
Twelve black metal plaques mounted within a modern metal frame, and displayed either side of a doorway in groups of six. The two panels nearest the door are taller than the rest, and each is surmounted by two heraldic shields cast in relief. Each line is a full name, cast in relief, and the short names have a decorative motif to fill the remaining space.
Inscription
MCMXIX/ (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 424
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 424
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forename.
    Order of information: Surname.
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: depth 50mm, height 2200mm, width 400mm
    Materials: Metal
Listing information
Condition
History
The plaques were originally arranged around the pillars of the Gate of Remembrance (Our Ref 41346),which was damaged when the Chapel was destroyed by fire on 17th September 1988. The plaques were salvaged and restored.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Tonbridge School
Reference
  • Book: Tonbridge School and the Great War of 1914-1919; A Record of the Services of Tonbridgians in the Great War by H. R. Stokoe. First Edition December, 1923. Printers:- The Whitefriars Press Ltd., London and Tonbridge. Number printed - 3,000.
  • Local Publication/Booklet 10-12, 30 / c1995 The Chapel of Saint Augustine - Tonbridge School
  • Our website 41346 www.ukniwm.org.uk/server/show/conMemorial.41346/fromUkniwmSearch/1
  • Kent and Sussex Courier 1 / 23rd Sept 1988 "Blaze wrecks School Chapel"

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