Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Tonbridge And Malling
Town
West Malling
County
Kent
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
72631

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Current location

On the south wall of the nave.
St Mary's Church
High Street
West Malling
Tonbridge And Malling
Kent
ME19 6ND
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 67906 57546
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
A white marble tablet with diagonal dark markings. The edge is shaped as a frame and has a rectangular extension at the top to accommodate a crest. The inscription is in different height black capital letters.
Inscription
IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ WILLIE EMERSON DEDRICK/ OF BROME HOUSE/ JUSTICE OF THE PEACE HIGH SHERIFF OF KENT 1932/ WHO DIED 18TH MARCH 1963/ IN HIS 78TH YEAR/ ALSO OF HIS NEPHEW/ RICHARD WILLIAM PEARSON/ A MEMBER OF THE CHOIR OF THIS CHURCH/ KILLED IN H.M.S. HASTY OFF MALTA/ JUNE 1942, AGED 22 YEARS/ DORIS HARRIOT/ THE BELOVED WIFE OF/ WILLIE EMERSON DEDRICK/ DIED 2ND DECEMBER 1981/ IN HER 90TH YEAR
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Relationship, forename, surname, manner of death, place of death, date of death, age at death.
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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