Combined WWI and WWII fleury cross - St Peter & St Paul - Borden, Kent
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N 51° 20.076 E 000° 42.054
31U E 339846 N 5689544
Combined WWI and WWII fleury cross on the grounds of St Peter & St Paul in Borden.
Waymark Code: WMQ6A9
Location: South East England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 12/28/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Norfolk12
Views: 1

"A three-stepped base with plinth and column surmounted by a fleury cross. Names on plinth, incised to stand proud.

Inscription

TO THE/GLORY OF GOD/AND IN HONOUR/OF THE MEN OF/THIS PARISH/WHO FELL IN THE/GREAT WAR/1914 - 1919 (Names)/ 1939 - 1945/ (Names)/GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS. THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS. ST JOHN XV 13

See details for all 19 WWI names (visit link)

Creator -
MESSRS MILLEN & CHRISFIELD (Mason)
Marshall Harvey (Designer)"

SOURCE - www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/16176
Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 01/01/1920

Private or Public Monument?: Other

Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Not known

Geographic Region where the Monument is located: Europe

Website for this Monument: [Web Link]

Physical Address of Monument:
St Peter and St Paul Church
Borden, Kent England
ME9 8JR


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