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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
- 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
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Metal - Backboard
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood - Oak
- 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 - Reference
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