Memorial

Matfield - WW1 and WW2

KentFallen 2002-9

Source: Copyright KentFallen 2002-9

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Current Location

Junction with Sophurst Lane., St Luke's Church, Maidstone Road (B2160), Matfield, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN12 7LQ, England

TQ 65373 40843

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 16319
Description: A tall plain Latin cross on a hexagonal plinth and two-stepped base. Set on a rained mound of earth.
Inscription: TO THE/ GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN GRATEFUL/ MEMORY OF THE MEN/ OF THIS VILLAGE/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ DURING THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918/ AND THE WORLD WAR/ 1939-1945

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 26
Died: 26
Additional Information: Total is combined number for multiple wars listed together on the memorial

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 10
Died: 10
Information shown: surname,regiment,decorations
Additional Information: Total is combined number for multiple wars listed together on the memorial

Costs: c£250
Sponsor Type: public
Additional Cost/Sponsorship Information: Balance of fund used to purchase a mower to cut the grass round the memorial
Maintenance History: 2002: MEMORIAL CLEANED, LIMESTONE REPAIRED AND MISSING LETTERS REPLACED

Unveiled

After July 1919

Local Clergy/Dignitaries

Cross

Made from: Stone - Limestone

Condition: Good