Hythe Post Office WW1

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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: 72405

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Current location

Wall mounted in sorting hall
Delivery Office
Dental Street
Hythe
Shepway
Kent
CT21 5LF
England

OS Grid Ref: TR 16417 34861
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

Metal Plaque, oval shaped, on a rectangular oak backboard

Inscription

ROLL OF HONOUR/ERECTED BY THE POSTMASTER AND STAFF/OF THIS OFFICE/TO PERPETUATE THE MEMORY OF THE FOLLOWING OFFICERS/WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR KING AND COUNTRY/IN THE GREAT WAR/1914-1918/[names]"THEY FOUGHT A GOOD FIGHT"

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Bailey, B D
Cuttress, H
Muxworthy, W J
Weeds, P L
Winder, C
See details for all 5 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 5
Served and returned: 0
Died: 5
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, initials of forenames
Order of information: Undefined

Components

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

Listing information

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Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Reference

catalogue.postalmuseum.org/collections/getrecord/GB813_Mem71

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