United Kingdom National Inventory of War Memorials
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SHELDWICH MEMORIAL CROSS

UKNIWM Ref: 16210

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Address

ST JAMES CHURCH
SHELDWICH
KENT
ENGLAND
 
Type: CROSS
Denomination: CHURCH OF ENGLAND
OS Map Ref: TR 010 560

Inscription

TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN GRATITUDE TO OUR BROTHERS WHO / LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY / IN THE GREAT WAR 1914/ IN DEFENCE OF THE SACRED CAUSE OF LIBERTY / CIVILISATION AND RIGHTEOUSNESS / WHICH THEY SO GLORIOUSLY UPHELD / THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED / GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS / THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS / 1914 (NAMES)/ 1915/ (NAMES)/ 1916/ (NAMES)/ 1917/ (NAMES)/ 1918/ (NAMES)/ ALSO IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF/ OUR BRITHERS WHO FELL IN/ THE WORLD WAR 1939 1945/ (NAMES)

Components

ComponentMaterial(s)HeightWidthDepthCondition
CROSS CONCRETE 360 CM 180 CM 180 CM GOOD

Physical Description

STONE CELTIC CROSS MOUNTED ON PLINTH. PLINTH SURMOUNTS TWO-STEPPED BASE. INSCRIPTION ON PLINTH.

Wars Commemorated & People Remembered

War FIRST WORLD WAR
Total names on memorial: 24
Served & Returned 0
Died 24
Is this an exact count? Yes, an exact count
How are the names ordered? year died
What information is listed on the memorial? rank, year died, regiment, place of death
Is a list of names on the memorial held by the UKNIWM? Yes
War SECOND WORLD WAR
Total names on memorial: 6
Served & Returned 0
Died 6
Is this an exact count? Yes, an exact count
How are the names ordered? Not known
What information is listed on the memorial? rank, year died, regiment
Is a list of names on the memorial held by the UKNIWM? Yes

Maintenance

Are the letters difficult to read? No
Who is responsible for the memorial?

Maintenance History:

SOME OF THE LETTERS HAVE FALLEN OFF THE BASE AND THEREFORE THE CONDITION COULD BECOME AT RISK. FOWM HAS BEEN INFORMED.

Ceremonies

Not known

Sponsorships

Sponsorship Type: None
Did this include a trust or scholarship? No
Did this include a roll of honour? NOT APPLICABLE
Cost of Site: Not known
Cost of Memorial: Not known
Comments on Costs:

Craftsmen

Not known

References

Co-ordinator's Comments:

Comments:  
Photographs: Y
Other Documents: None
Form / Letter: O
Negatives: No
Drawings / Plans: No
Minutes: No
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