Memorial

Kent County Mental Hospital WW1

Memorial Plaque

Source: James Lakeland

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Current Location

St Andrew's Church, St Andrew's Road, Barming Heath, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 9LS, England

OS Grid Reference

TQ 73600 55000

Denomination

Church of England

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 41245
Description: PLAIN RECTANGULAR BRASS PLAQUE MOUNTED IN A WOODEN FRAME
Inscription: WW1 PLAQUE: TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN HONOURED MEMORY/ OF THE STAFF OF THE KENT COUNTY MENTAL HOSPITAL/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918./ (NAMES)/ "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS." LOWER PLAQUE: THESE TWO WAR MEMORIALS WERE FORMERLY MOUNTED/ IN THE CHURCH OF ST SAVIOUR WITHIN THE GROUNDS OF/ THE OAKWOOD PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL./ THEY WERE FOUND IN A ROADSIDE DITCH./ THE CONGREGATION OF ST ANDREW'S FEEL THAT THE SACRIFICE/ OF THESE PEOPLE SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE HONOURED./ THEY HAVE BEEN RESTORED BY MAUREEN LOVERING/ AND REMOUNTED BY JAMES LAKELAND./ THEYR WERE RE DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF THE FALLEN/ ON 15-DECEMBER-2002/ "AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN/ AND IN THE MORNING,/ WE WILL REMEMBER THEM"

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 8
Died: 8
Information shown: surname,regiment,forename
Order of names: surname,forename,regiment

History

Maintenance History: 2001: PLAQUE IS CURRENTLY AT A PRIVATE DWELLING WHILST A NEW LOCATION IS BEING SOUGHT FOR IT. 15th December 2002: Both the WW1 and WW2 plaques are now in St Andrew's parish church in Barming Heath on the outskirts of Maidstone.

Ceremonies

Rededicated

15th December 2002

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Previous Location(s)

ST SAVIOURS CHURCH, Queen's Road, Maidstone, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 8AE, England

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Kent County Mental Hospital WW1

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Kent County Mental Hospital WW1

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