Memorial
Wye College - WW1
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Current Location
In cloisters on south wall, Wye College, High Street, Wye, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5AH, England
OS Grid Reference
TR 05510 46840
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- Type of Memorial
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- WMR Reference Number
- 1506
- Description
- A rectangular board with four corbels and at the top there is a carved shield with the college badge. There are names in six columns on rectangular plaques.
- Inscription
- PRO PATRIA 1914-1918 / (Names)
- War
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Number Commemorated
- 127
- Died
- 127
- Information shown
- Surname, forename.
- Order of names
- Surname.
- Maker(s)
W.G.V. Glossop, Builder
- Maintenance History
- Originally in west wall in the entrance gateway by the porter's lodge. It was moved in 1946 to accommodate postwar reconstruction and was relocate with the WW2 memorial.
Ceremonies
Unveiled
11th November 1922
Colonel F.S.W. Cornwallis
Dedicated
11th November 1922
Bishop Suffragan of Dover
- Custodian
- Old Students Association
Components
- Plaque
Height: 1600mm
Width: 2440mm
Depth: 150mm
Made from: Bronze
Condition: Good