Memorial details

Memorial type
Addition to gravestone
District
Tunbridge Wells
Town
Speldhurst
County
Kent
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
72196

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Current location

North of church
St Mary the Virgin Church
Speldhurst Hill
Speldhurst
Tunbridge Wells
Kent
TN3 0NN
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 55310 41530
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Upright gothic topped gravestone
Inscription
IN / LOVING MEMORY / OF TWO BROTHERS / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY / HARRY (Pt R. W. SURREY) / BORN FEBRUARY 18. 1893 / KILLED IN ACTION AT MAY 16. 1915 / ARCHIE ALBERT (pt R. W. KENT) / BORN FEBRUARY 28. 1895 / KILLED IN ACTION AT LA BASSEE OCTOBER 12 1914 / THE BELOVED SONS OF WALTER W & HARRIETT MILES / OF BLOWERS HILL / GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT HE / LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS / ALSO OF / SIDNEY ISAAC (DRIVER K. F. E.) / BORN SEPT 30 1891. / THE ELDER BROTHER OF THE ABOVE WHO FOLLOWING / HIS BROTHERS EXAMPLE LOST HIS LIFE IN THE SINKING / OF THE TRANSPORT HMS HYTHE IN THE MEDITERRANEAN / ALSO HARRIET / MOTHER OF THE ABOVE / DIED APRIL 19TH 1939. AGED 80 YEARS. / ALSO OF WALTER WILLIAM MILES / HUSBAND AND FATHER OF THE ABOVE / DIED APRIL 10TH 1949 AGED 83 YEARS
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 3
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 3
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: forename, service, date of birth, cause of death, date of death, place of death, relationship
    Order of information: date of birth
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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