Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Window
- District
- Swale
- Town
- Sittingbourne
- County
- Kent
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Maker
- Mr. M. C. Farrar Bell (well known designer of the Queen Elizabeth 2½d stamps)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 29 September 1953
Attended by: Chairman of Sittingbourne and Milton Urban District Council (Councillor W. Wyllie) - Dedicated
Date: 29 September 1953
Attended by: The Vicar (Rev. A. E. Black) - Show More (1)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 76725
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Current location
St Michael's Church
High Street
Sittingbourne
Swale
Kent
ME10 4PG
England
OS Grid Ref: TQ 90940 63610
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- A four light window commemorating both the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II and also the men and women of the town who gave their lives during WW2. The window is made of white antique glass.
- Inscription
- In commemoration the Coronation of/Her Most Gracious Majesty, Queen Elizabeth the Second, /and in grateful memory of the men and women/ of this town who gave their lives/ for King and country during the second World War.
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Window
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stained Glass
- Window
- 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
- St Michael's WW2
- WMO ID: 161948
- Condition: Good [last updated on 10-09-2018]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- East Kent Gazette - Friday 02 October 1953 -MEMORIAL WINDOW UNVEILED-Commemorates Coronation and town's war dead
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