Memorial Cross - Holy Trinity, Milton Regis - Sittingbourne, Kent - World War I Memorials and Monuments on Waymarking.com

"A wheeled cross on a five sided column. At the base of the column there are five wings with an inscribed slate tablet on each side. These stand on a five sided pedestal, the side facing the approach path is inscribed. The pedestal is on a circular base and is surrounded by an octagonal tarred path.

Inscription -

On left front facing inscription panel:- TO THE GREATER GLORY / OF GOD AND IN / HONOURED GRATEFUL / AND IN / HONOURED GRATEFUL / AND UNDYING MRMORY / OF THE MEN OF THIS / PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR / LIVES / IN THE GREAT WAR. / 1914 - 1918 Eight panels each listing 24 names and one panel listing 25 names. On the front facing pedestal panel:- GREATER LOVE HATH NO / MAN THAN THIS, THAT A / MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE / FOR HIS FRIENDS / ST. JOHN, XV.13

Memorial: £35,000
Comments: £20K locally. Then £15K from an anonymous donor via The Sunday Telegraph ‘Lest We Forget Campaign’.

The stonework of the previous memorial WMA 54552 (visit link) was destroyed by a falling tree in the storm of 1987. Two of the metal plaques bearing the names were stolen and recovered. All nine plaques were placed on the raised bed surrounding the Sittingbourne WW1 & 2 cenotaph - WMA 16205." (visit link)

SOURCE - (visit link)

Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 10/14/2012 Private or Public Monument?: Private 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: Holy Trinity Green Porch Close, Saffron Way Milton Regis, Kent England ME10 2HA Rate this waymark: Photo or photos will be uploaded.: yes

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