Memorial

Birchington and Acol - WW1 and WW2

Cross

Source: Copyright W.J. Rowe

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Current Location

On the roadside, outside the churchyard., All Saints Church, Birchington Square, Birchington, Thanet, Kent, CT7 9AF, England

OS Grid Reference

TR 30241 69039

Denomination

Church of England

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 1547
Description: Latin stone cross, with a Tudor Rose on and the badge of Prince Wales one on each side of the cross. The cross is mounted on a base with four panels, upon three broad surrounding steps of different sizes. Next to cross is two stone plaques fixed to the wall for the Second World War (WMR Ref: 28652).
Inscription: Front face: THE POPULATION OF BIRCHINGTON/ AND ACOL/ AUGUST 1914 WAS 2522/ 474 MEN JOINED H.M. FORCES OF/ WHOM 69 GAVE THEIR LIVES/ THEY DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE/ HAIL! AND FAREWELL/ ALL HONOUR GIVE/ TO THOSE WHO NOBLY/ STRIVING NOBLY FELL/ THAT WE MIGHT LIVE/ OXENHAM/ WELL DONE FOR THEM/ AND FAIR ISLE, WELL/ FOR THEE/ WHILE THAT THY BOSOM/ BEARETH SONS LIKE THOSE/ THE LITTLE GEM/ SET IN THE SILVER SEA/ SHALL NEVER FEAR HER FOES/ ARNOLD Other faces: (Names) Left Tablet: 1939-1945/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN HALLOWED MEMORY/ OF THE MEN FROM BIRCHINGTON AND ACOL/ WHO FELL IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR/ (Names) Right Tablet: (Names)/ THESE TABLETS WERE ERECTED BY/ THE MAYOR ALDERMEN AND BURGESSES/ OF THE BOROUGH OF MARGATE

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 70
Died: 70
Information shown: Rank, initial, surname, regiment.
Order of names: Rank, surname.

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 33
Information shown: Rank, initial, surname, unit.
Order of names: Rank.

Conservation

Components

Cross

Height: 3600mm

Width: 260mm

Depth: 1800mm

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

Plinth

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

Steps

Made from: Stone

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