Memorial

Men and Women of Tonbridge

Pillar

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Current Location

By the Big Bridge over the River Medway., Roadside, High Street, Tonbridge, Tonbridge And Malling, Kent, TN9 1AN, England

OS Grid Reference

TQ 59056 46532

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Pillar / Column
WMR Reference Number: 58966
Description: Plinth surmounted by an hexagonal pillar of rough hewn blocks, tapering at top to a pinnacle. Sword carved in relief on 6 o'clock face of pillar. A plaque mounted on a low wall behind the pillar records the existence of a Book of Remembrance (WMA 63174) in Tonbridge Castle.
Inscription: 6 o'clock face: IN PROUD MEMORY OF ALL TONBRIDGE MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE GIVEN THEIR LIVES IN SERVING OUR COMMUNITY DURING WAR AND PEACE. [Line breaks unknown] 12 o'clock face: WHEN YOU GO HOME TELL THEM OF US AND SAY, FOR YOUR TOMORROW, WE GAVE OUR TODAY [Line breaks unknown]

Commemoration

War: 20th Century Conflict (1900-1999)

History

Maker(s): Peter Faber Hills, Designer
A Burslem & Son, Builder
Costs: £30,000
Sponsor Type: public
Additional Cost/Sponsorship Information: Over £34,000 raised by public appeal by the Tonbridge New War Memorial Trust. Following payment for the memorial the balance of the appeal funds was donated to the Tonbridge branch of the Royal British Legion.
Maintenance History: 2004: The Tonbridge New War Memorial Trust dissolved following the erection of the memorial and legal ownership of the memorial was transferred to Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council.

Ceremonies

Unveiled

11th November 2004

Bishop Suffragan of Tonbridge

Dedicated

11th November 2004

Bishop Suffragan of Tonbridge

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Men and Women of Tonbridge

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Men and Women of Tonbridge

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