Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Shepway
- Town
- Hythe
- County
- Kent
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 65974
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Current location
On the wall of the recreation room
Hythe Fire Station
Wakefield Way
Hythe
Shepway
Kent
CT21 6HP
England
OS Grid Ref: TR 15761 34176
Denomination: Undefined
- Previous locations
- Kent Fire Brigade Museum
Gravesend
Gravesham
Kent
England
OS Grid Ref: Undefined
Denomination: Undefined - Hythe Fire Station (Closed)
Portland Rd
Hythe
Shepway
Kent
CT21 6EG
England
OS Grid Ref: TR 159 346
Denomination: Undefined - Show More (1)
- Kent Fire Brigade Museum
- Description
- A metal plaque with a square-cornered indentation on each side. The protruding corners each have a dome-headed screw attaching the plaque to a dark wood bevel-edged backboard. A single black line borders the plaque. At the head of the plaque at the top left is an etched fireman's helmet and crossed fire-axes with black filling. The dedication and the names of those who served are also in black filling; the names of the fallen are in red filling.
- Inscription
- HYTHE FIRE BRIGADE/ MEMBERS WHO SERVED IN/ THE GREAT WAR 1914-19./ (Names)/ THESE MADE THE/ GREAT SACRIFICE/ (Names)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Armstronge, C A
Austen, G A
Bear, G
Cloke, H G
Fetz, J G
Giles, J G
Gubbins, W G
Haskins, T
Howland, E
Maycock, L A
See details for all 18 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 18
Served and returned: 15
Died: 3
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Rank, initial, surname
Order of information: Alphabetical by surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Metal - Backboard
Measurements: height 250mm, width 400mm
Materials: Wood
- Plaque
- 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 - Responsibility
- Kent Fire Brigade Museum
This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.
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