Memorial

Sheerness War Memorial

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Current Location

Opposite Sheerness Railway Station, Bridge Road, Sheerness, Swale, Kent, ME12 1RJ, England

OS Grid Reference

TQ 91818 74986

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Wall
WMR Reference Number: 100597
Description: Portland stone wall with flared ends with names in 26 columns
Inscription: Centre top - THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE Names are under the following inscribed headings 1914-1918 Army Civilians H M Dockyard HMS Princess Irene Government Service Merchant Navy + MNR Navy Oare Gunpowder Works RAF Royal Flying Corps Royal Marines Royal Naval Air Service 1939-1945 Army ARP Civilians Dockyard Police Fishing Fleet Fleet Air Arm Hong Kong Defence Force Iona KNOWN UNTO GOD MERCHANT NAVY Navy Netherlands Merchant Navy RAF ROYAL FLEET AUXILLIARY Royal Marines Royal Netherlands Navy Sweden Merchant Navy (blank) Active Service Casualties 1919-1939 / 1919 (blank) Active Service Casualties 1919-1939 / 1920 (blank) Active Service Casualties 1919-1939 / 1921 (blank) Active Service Casualties 1919-1939 / 1922 (blank) Active Service Casualties 1919-1939 / 1923 (blank) Active Service Casualties 1919-1939 / 1924 Active Service Casualties 1919-1939 / 1925 Active Service Casualties 1919-1939 / 1926 Active Service Casualties 1919-1939 / 1927 Active Service Casualties 1919-1939 / 1928 Active Service Casualties 1919-1939 / 1929 Active Service Casualties 1919-1939 / 1930 Active Service Casualties 1919-1939 / 1931 Active Service Casualties 1919-1939 / 1933 Active Service Casualties 1919-1939 / 1935 Active Service Casualties 1919-1939 / 1936 Active Service Casualties 1919-1939 / 1937 Active Service Casualties 1919-1939 / 1938 Active Service Casualties Post 2nd World War / 1947 Active Service Casualties Post 2nd World War / 1951 Active Service Casualties Post 2nd World War / 1955 Active Service Casualties Post 2nd World War / 1957 Active Service Casualties Post 2nd World War / 1971 Active Service Casualties Post 2nd World War / 2000 Active Service Casualties Post 2nd World War / 2010

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 433
Died: 433
Information shown: surname, initials
Order of names: surname, initials

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 454
Died: 454
Information shown: Surname, initials
Order of names: Surname, initials

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Sheerness War Memorial

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Sheerness War Memorial

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