Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Maidstone
Town
Yalding
County
Kent
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
73689

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Current location

St Peter and St Paul Church
High Street
Yalding
Maidstone
Kent
ME18 6HU
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 69827 50072
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
A rectangular marble tablet. The inset dark brown dedication is on the central light brown marble scored to resemble tiles. There is a plain inset gold cross at the centre top and a surrounding inset gold line. This has a square edged flush grey mottled marble frame.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN PROUD MEMORY/ OF YALDING MEN WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN/ THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1918/ (Names)/ “Greater love hath no man than this.”
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Adams, F
Betson, J
Brown, H C
Caulfield, F
Cheeseman, F
Cheeseman, H B
Childs, P G
Cloutt, S G
Cook, C
Cooper, E
See details for all 40 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 40
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 40
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, initial, surname, regiment.
    Order of information: Rank, surname.
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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