Memorial

Captain E. Durham and The Men of Bishopsbourne

Cross

Source: Copyright Stewart May

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Current Location

St Mary's Church, Crows Camp Road, Bishopsbourne, Canterbury, Kent, CT4 5JB, England

TR 18818 52606

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 16401
Description: A floriate Latin cross mounted onto a square plinth and octagonal base.
Inscription: 6 o'clock face: THIS CROSS IS ERECTED BY/ MAJOR PHILIP AND GERTRUDE DURHAM/ THE PARENTS OF EDWARD DURHAM/ CAPTAIN RIFLE BRIGADE/ GRANDSON OF MATTHEW AND FANNY BELL/ OF BOURNE PARK/ WHO FELL AT FAUQUISSART, FRANCE/ 26TH NOVEMBER 1914 12 o'clock face: + TO THE GLORY OF GOD +/ AND IN GRATITUDE FOR THE/ HONOURED MEMORY AND NOBLE/ EXAMPLE OF THOSE WHO HAVE/ GIVEN THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR/ GOD, THEIR KING AND COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919/ RIP

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: Surname, forename, rank, regiment, date of death, place of death, place of birth, relationships.

Cross

Made from: Stone - Freestone

Condition: Good

Historic England

Grade: II

List Entry: 1496429

Base

Made from: Stone - Local

Condition: Good