Memorial

Tovil Rover Scouts

Source: Copyright David Carder

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Current Location

Open land at the end of Woodbridge Drive, Tovil Rover Scouts Camp Site, Woodbridge Drive, Tovil, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 6DX, England

TQ 75550 54290

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Type of Memorial: Wall
WMR Reference Number: 62088
Description: Wall with two tablets inset. The top tablet is longitudinal with a scout badge each end and the dedication between. The lower tablet is rectangular with the names. All lettering in white.
Inscription: Top tablet: TOVIL SCOUTS CHAPEL/ built circa 1935/ THIS AREA WAS USED AS A PLACE OF WORSHIP FOR/ LOCAL AND VISITING SCOUTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD/ IT FORMED PART OF THE ORIGINAL TOVIL SCOUT/ HEADQUARTERS COMPLEX/ WHICH COMPRISED UNTIL 1984, AN AREA APPROXIMATELY/ 5 ACRES./ THIS PLAQUE COMMEMORATES THOSE MEMBERS OF THE/ TOVIL ROVER SCOUTS WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES/ IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY/ DURING WORLD WAR II/ 1939-1945. Lower tablet: (Names)

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 5
Died: 5
Information shown: Surname, rank, year died, regiment, place of death, forename, manner of death, age of death, decorations.
Order of names: Year died

Tablet

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

Wall

Made from: Stone

Condition: Unknown