Gore Court Cricket Club

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Memorial details

Memorial type

Board / Plaque / Tablet

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

Second World War (1939-1945)

Ceremony

Unveiled
Date: 21 September 1946
Attended by: Mr Harold Andrews, J.P., C.C. (president and chairman of the club)
Dedicated
Date: 21 September 1946
Attended by: Rev. F. M. Eagles, M.A.
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Not lost

WM Reference

69877

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Current location

Gore Court Cricket Club
Key Street
Sittingbourne
Swale
Kent
ME10 1YT
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 88549 64321
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

A black metal plaque mounted onto a dark wooden backboard with incised white lettering, commemorates the eight playing members of the club killed in WW2.

Inscription

1939 - 1945/ THESE PLAYING MEMBERS OF THE GORE COURT CRICKET CLUB ARE THEY WHO/ AT THE CALL OF KING AND COUNTRY, LEFT ALL THAT WAS DEAR TO THEM/ ENDURED HARDNESS , FACED DANGER AND PASSED FROM THE LIGHT OF MEN/ BY THE PATH OF DUTY GIVING LIFE THAT OTHERS MIGHT LIVE./ (names)/ THEY RAN THE STRAIGHT RACE

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Beacon, P.j.
Camplin, A.m.
Cotton, J.a.
Jarrett, R.h.
Mackelden, F.
Prentice, M.
Richards, B.
Warner, L.
See details for all 8 names

Commemorations

Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 8
Served and returned: 0
Died: 8
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, initials of forenames
Order of information: surname

Components

Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Metal
Backboard
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood

Listing information

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Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Reference

East Kent Gazette - Saturday 28 September 1946 -CRICKETERS' MEMORIAL UNVEILED-(photograph)

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