Memorial

Headcorn - WW1 and WW2

Memorial

Source: Copyright Susan Featherstone

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Current Location

South side of the High St, High Street, Headcorn, Maidstone, Kent, TN27 9NH, England

TQ 83359 44214

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Type of Memorial: Obelisk
WMR Reference Number: 1520
Description: A stone cenotaph with red polished marble tablets mounted on each face. One side features a soldier charging with his bayonet raised, another side features a naval gunner firing a gun. The back features a laurel wreath.
Inscription: "LEST/ WE FORGET"/ ERECTED/ IN GRATEFUL MEMORY/ OF/ OUR GLORIOUS DEAD/ WHO FELL IN/ THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918/ (Names)// ALSO TO THE/ MEMORY OF THOSE WHO DIED WHILST/ SERVING THEIR COUNTRY/ IN THE WORLD WAR 1939-1945/ (Names)

Obelisk

Made from: Marble - Red

Condition: Good

Plaque

Made from: Metal

Condition: Good