Memorial

Sittingbourne Avenue of Remembrance

Julie Brewer 18 03 2012

Source: Copyright Julie Brewer 18 03 2012

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Current Location

Avenue Of Remembrance, Sittingbourne, Swale, Kent, ME10 4DN, England

TQ 90653 63396

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Type of Memorial: Avenue / Tree or grove
WMR Reference Number: 16206
Description: Two avenues trees with individual plaques at the base of each bearing the name of a fallen soldier. Trees have been planted to commemorate the First World Wars. One avenue to the cemetery is original 1922 planted beech trees and the second from Bell Road to Albany Road is mainly hornbeams planted in 1996 when the road was widened.
Inscription: First plaque: AVENUE OF REMEMBRANCE/ 1914 - 1918./ THE TREES IN THIS AVENUE WERE PLANTED AND NAMED IN/ REMEMBRANCE OF SITTINGBOURNE MEN WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR Second plaque: AVENUE OF REMEMBRANCE/ THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918/ TREES PLANTED IN 1921 ON THIS/ SITE IN MEMORY OF THOSE FROM/ SITTINGBOURNE KILLED IN THE/ GREAT WAR HAVE BEEN REPLACED/ BY SWALE BROUGH COUNCIL/ J SAINSBURY PLC AND SAVE OUR LIVING MEMORIAL WITH THE/ COOPERATION OF THE ROYAL/ BRITISH LEGION AND LOCAL/ EX-SERVICE ASSOCIATIONS THE/ NEW TREES BEAR THE ORIGINAL/ NAMES ON INDIVIDUAL PLAQUES/ THEIR NAMES LIVE FOREVER Third plaque: THIS TREE/ REPLACES MEMORIAL TREES IN THE/ AVENUE OF REMEMBRANCE/ PLANTED IN MEMORY OF THE/ FOLLOWING SITTINGBOURNE MEN/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN/ THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY/ (Names)/ 1914 - 1918 OTHER PLAQUES: (Names)

Maintenance History: 2025: About 20% of the grills and plaques are missing and or damaged. 1990: A number of plaques have become detatched or lost, and several trees have died. Some trees were removed to allow for additional side roads to be built.

Custodian: Kent County Council for the trees and Swale Borough Council for the grills and plaques.