Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Tunbridge Wells
Town
Paddock Wood
County
Kent
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
71351

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Current location

Inside
on wall of south transept.
St Andrew's Church
Maidstone Road
Paddock Wood
Tunbridge Wells
Kent
TN12 6JJ
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 66828 44585
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • Old St Andrew's Church
    Church Road
    Paddock Wood
    Tunbridge Wells
    Kent
    TN12 6HB
    England

    OS Grid Ref: TQ 67290 45040
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
The centre is divided into three panels, all with a tracery type top decoration. The centre panel has a cross dividing the two names columns. the outer panels a crown on a baton divides the two name columns which are in carved capital letters. There are panel at the top and bottom which span all three name panels with inscriptions in raised plain capitals and tracery ends. The whole is surrounded by a plain frame.
Inscription
Along the top:- IN REMEMBRANCE / OF THE TRUE AND FAITHFUL MEN OF THIS PARISH / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR OF 1914-1918// (2 columns of 9 names each) (2 columns of 7 names each) ( 2 columns of 9 names each) Along the bottom:- THEIR NAMES LIVETH FOR EVERMORE /
Inscription legible?
no
Names on memorial
Ash, George
Atherall, Willm.
Atkinson, Percy
Ballard, Joe
Barden, Albert
Beech, Alfred
Bloxham, Ernst. E.
Brett, Frederick
Chapman, Sidney
Cheesman, Geo. H. S.
See details for all 50 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 50
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 50
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forenames, surname.
    Order of information: Surname with out of order additions.
Components
  • Board
    Measurements: depth 50mm, height c950mm, width 1842mm
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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