
Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Rochester Upon Medway
- Town
- Rochester
- County
- Kent
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 80832
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Current location
Part of a group on staircase wall
Guildhall Museum
High Street
Rochester
Rochester Upon Medway
Kent
ME1 1PY
England
OS Grid Ref: TQ 74260 68690
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- A shield shaped backboard with the Rochester coat of arms above a brass plaque. With an associated flag.
- Inscription
- THIS PLAQUE AND FLAG / IS PRESENTED BY THE MAYOR, ALDERMEN AND COUNCILLORS OF / THE CITY OF ROCHESTER / TO THE COMMANDING OFFICERS, AND MEN OF THE / 13TH (ROCHESTER) BATTALION, KENT HOME GUARD, / IN COMMEMORATION OF THEIR SERVICES AS A CITIZEN ARMY IN / THE DEFENCE OF ROCHESTER – THEIR HOME TOWN - / DURING THE FOUR AND HALF YEARS OF WAR 1840 – 1944 // C. S. KNIGHT, MAYOR
- 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
- Board
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood, Metal - Flag
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Fabric
- Board
- 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
- 13th (Rochester) Battalion, Home Guard (Presented to)
- WMO ID: 266766
- Condition: Good [last updated on 03-10-2019]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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