HMS Kite

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: Braintree
Town: Braintree
County: Essex
Country: England
Commemoration: Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 64195

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Current location

On display in the HMS Kite exhibition
Braintree District Museum
Manor St
Braintree
Braintree
Essex
CM7 3HW
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 75905 23070
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

Royal Navy crest from HMS Kite, mounted on a wooden shield backboard, with a small brass dedication plaque under the crest. Ships crest is round with a carved rope design border and surmounted by a crown. Central is a red Kite hovering in flight.

Inscription

PRESENTED BY/ THE LORDS COMMISSIONERS OF THE ADMIRALTY/ TO/ BRAINTREE AND BOCKING URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL/ TO COMMEMORATE THE ADOPTION OF/ HMS KITE/ DURING WARSHIP WEEK MARCH 7TH 1942

Inscription legible?

yes

Commemorations

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: Undefined
Materials: Brass
Board
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood

Listing information

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Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Sponsorship

Other

Responsibility

Braintree District Museum

Reference

Our website 55822 www.ukniwm.org.uk/server/show/conMemorial.55822/fromUkniwmSearch/1
Chelmsford Chronicle 28 May 1943 Exchange of plaques between HMS Kite and the Town.

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