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    Memorial

    St Margaret's at Cliffe - WW1 and WW2

    KentFallen 2002-6

    Source: Copyright KentFallen 2002-6

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    Current Location

    On the South wall opposite the entrance door. This memorial replaced the original WW1 Memorial which was lost in WW2. This memorial is WMR 112720 https://memorials.iwm.org.uk/memorial/112720, St Margaret of Antioch Church, High Street, St Margaret's At Cliffe, Dover, Kent, CT15 6AT, England

    OS Grid Reference

    TR 35880 44770

    Denomination

    Church of England

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    Type of Memorial
    Board / Plaque / Tablet
    WMR Reference Number
    1572
    Description
    A large stone tablet surmounted by a triangular pediment with the White Horse of Kent on a red ground. At the foot of the panel is the White Ensign and Union Jack in colours. The dedication is written in red lettering in the centre.
    Inscription
    In / MEMORY OF THE MEN / of / ST MARGARET'S AT CLIFFE AND WEST CLIFFE / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR KING AND COUNTRY/ IN TWO WORLD WARS / 1914-1918 / (Names) / 1939-1945 / (Names) / ✚ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE ✚ /
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    31
    Died
    31
    Information shown
    forename, initial, surname, decorations
    Order of names
    Surname. forename
    Number Commemorated
    1
    Died
    1
    Information shown
    forename, surname, decorations
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Number Commemorated
    10
    Died
    10
    Information shown
    forename, surname
    Order of names
    Surname.
    Maker(s)
    • Mr W. H. Ward, Designer

    • Mr Lawrence A. Turner, Makers

    Components

    Tablet

    Made from: Stone - Beer, Marble


    Condition: Good


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    War Memorials Trust Reference Number
    153969

    To report a concern about the condition of this memorial, visit War Memorial Trust.

    Help update these details if the condition is wrong
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    • Dover Express - Friday 10 September 1920 THE MARGARET'S-AT-CLIFFE AND WEST CLIFFS WAR MEMORIAL. UNVEILED BY A V.C.'s MOTHER AND A MOTHER WHO LOST THREE SONS. (names listed) (Some ambiguity about whether date was 3rd or 10th September)
    • Dover Chronicle - Saturday 11 September 1920 ST. MARGARET'S WAR MEMORIAL. IMPRESSIVE UNVEILING CEREMONY. (Full list of names with details of ranks and service)
    • Other website http://www.fadedgenes.co.uk/StMargaretsMemorial.html
    • War Memorials and Books of Remembrance in St Margaret's Church https://www.stmargaretshistory.org.uk/catalogue_item/war-memorials-and-books-of-remembrance-in-st-margaret-of-antioch-church