Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Gravesham
Town
Northfleet
County
Kent
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
89930

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Current location

In Storage. There are plans to redevelop the former works and it is hoped to return the memorial there in due course
113
Brookvale Depot
Gravesham Borough Council
Springhead Road
Northfleet
Gravesham
Kent
DA11 8HW
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 62500 73350
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • W T Henley Works
    Gravesend
    Gravesham
    Kent
    In the Canteen
    England

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Undefined
  • In old WW2 air raid tunnels surrounding the site.
    W T Henley Works
    Gravesend
    Gravesham
    Kent
    England

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Undefined
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Description
The memorial is a wooden board with ornate decoration divided into three sections - there were three memorials exactly the same commissioned by W.T. Henley's for each of their separate works - one in Gravesend, one in Woolwich and one in Barrow-in-Furness. (the location of the Woolwich and Barrow memorials is unknown, presumed lost). The memorial lists the names of all the employees of the company who died during WW1. These names are shown in chronological years starting in 1914 and ending 1918
Inscription
ROLL OF HONOUR/W.T. HENLEY'S TELEGRAPH WORKS CO. LTD/ Left Hand Panel- 1914/[3 names]/1915/[9 names]/1916/[25 names]/1917/[17 names B to Hills] Centre Panel-1914-1918/[HONOUR TO THE IMMORTAL DEAD]/IN MEMORY OF 112 MEN WHO WERE IN/THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY AND WHO/GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR/FOR THE FREEDOM OF OUR COUNTRY/... Right Hand Panel-1917/[23 names Hayes to Zimmermann]/1918/[38 names]
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 112
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 112
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initials of forenames, year of death
    Order of information: year of death THEN surname
Components
  • Board
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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