Memorial
Birchington and Acol - WW2
Tablet
Source: Copyright Julie Brewer
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Current Location
At the roadside., All Saints Church, Birchington Square, Birchington, Thanet, Kent, CT7 9AF, England
OS Grid Reference
TR 30241 69039
Denomination
Church of England
Names listed on this memorial
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- Type of Memorial
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- WMR Reference Number
- 28652
- Description
- Two large tablets placed against the wall behind the Birchington war memorial. Dedication and names incised and picked out in black.
- Inscription
- Left tablet: 1939-45/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN HALLOWED MEMORY/ OF THE MEN FROM BIRCHINGTON AND ACOL/ WHO FELL IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR/ (Names)/ Right tablet: ALSO/ (Names)/ THESE TABLETS WERE ERECTED BY/ THE MAYOR AND BURGESSES/ OF THE BOROUGH OF MARGATE/ NOVEMBER 1952
- War
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Number Commemorated
- 33
- Died
- 33
- Information shown
- Surname, forename, rank, regiment.
- Order of names
- Surname.
- Sponsor Type
- public
- Sponsored By
- These panels were erected by the Mayor Aldermen and Burgesses of the Borough of Margate
Ceremonies
Dedicated
09 November 1952
Mayor of Margate, Councillor Mrs Beatrice Giles.
Components
- Tablets
Height: 800mm
Width: 1400mm
Made from: Stone
Condition: Good
Report a Concern
- War Memorials Trust Reference Number
- 95599
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