WWII Memorial - Holtye, East Sussex, UK
Posted by: JamesA60
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Combined WWI/WWII memorial in Holtye, East Sussex
Waymark Code: WM12HTV
Location: South East England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 06/01/2020
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This is a combined memorial for the first and second world wars, located at the western end of Holtye golf course in Kent. The memorial is a roughly hewn cross mounted on a two stepped pentagonal base, surrounded by two rings of chains. Inscription and names are inscribed at the base. One of the faces of the base is for the first war, and another for the second. The remaining three faces remain blank.
The face for the second world war is inscribed with the writing:
IN HONOURED MEMORY
1930 - 1945
WILLIAM HUGH BIDDELL
JOHN GORDON BIDDELL
GEORGE THOMAS BOND
JOHN PATRICK BOWES LYON
ANTHONY CLOUSTON PARTRIDGE
GEORGE ALBERT PENFOLD
H. BARRY STANHOPE LISTER
Property Permission: Public
Access instructions: Easy access from road and golf course. Small lay-by to north.
Access times: From: 12:00 AM To: 11:59 PM
Location of waymark: Holtye Golf Course A264 Holtye, East Sussex UK TN8 7EJ
Commemoration: Victims of the first and second world wars in Holtye.
Date of Dedication: Not listed
Website for Waymark: Not listed
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