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    Memorial

    Slt G T Davidson And Men Of The Trawlers And Minesweeping Patrol

    Memorial

    Source: Dover Museum

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    Current Location

    As of 15 March 2026 the memorial is in storage., Dover Museum, Market Square, Dover, Dover, Kent, CT16 1NH, England

    OS Grid Reference

    TR 31940 41380

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    Type of Memorial
    Board / Plaque / Tablet
    WMR Reference Number
    58094
    Description
    Hinged tryptich board with pediment and base board. Central panel with beaten copper cross. Small brass dedication panel on base board. The striking central cross is made from metal from HMS Britannia
    Inscription
    Pediment: 1914 1919/ TRAWLER AND MINE-SWEEPING PATROL/ DOVER Central Panel: Greater Love Hath No Man/ Than This/ (Names) Left panel: (Names) Right Panel: (Names) Lower panel, plaque: In Affectionate Memory of George Thorold Davidson, Sub-Lieut. RNVR, Hood Battalion Royal Naval Division Oct 25 1916 And in Memory of the Officers and Men of the Trawlers and Minesweeping Patrol Patrol who have made the Supreme Sacrifice (exact line spacing unknown)
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    315
    Died
    315
    Information shown
    surname,rank
    Additional Information
    Died and returned not differentiated on the memorial
    Maintenance History
    1981: Partly restored by Ray Smith

    Ceremonies

    Unveiled

    27th November 1918

    Lady Keyes

    Dedicated

    27th November 1918

    Bishop Suffragan of Dover

    Previous Location(s)

    • TS Lynx Sea Cadets HQ, Archclffe Fort, Dover, Dover, Kent, England

    Holy Trinity, Strond Street, Dover, Dover, Kent, CT17, England

    OS Grid Reference

    TR 316 407

    Denomination

    Church of England

    Year of move

    1945

    Reason for move

    Church demolished.

    Custodian
    Dover Museum (Dover District Council)

    Components

    Board

    Height: 2150mm

    Width: 1600mm

    Depth: 130mm


    Made from: Wood


    Condition: Good


    Plaque

    Made from: Brass


    Condition: Unknown


    Detail

    Made from: Copper


    Condition: Unknown


    Report a Concern

    War Memorials Trust Reference Number
    142406

    To report a concern about the condition of this memorial, visit War Memorial Trust.

    Help update these details if the condition is wrongWar Memorials Register Logo
    • Dover Express p.16 16 August 2001 'Memories' article.
    • Dover and the Great War by J B Firth p79 Published:Alfred Leney & Co 1919 Dover