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Offham
Town or City: West Malling
County: Kent
Country: England
WMT Reference Number: WM1739
Value of grant: £100.00
Type of memorial: Freestanding
Type of work: Adding and/or correcting inscriptions/names
Grant scheme: Small Grants Scheme
Year: 2005
UKNIWM reference number: 54615
The war memorial in the village of Offham, which lies below the North Downs in mid Kent, is found in the churchyard of St. Michael’s Church. The Grade II listed memorial is a stone obelisk on a plinth with a two-stepped base. It is east facing and looks out on to farmland.
In November 2005 War Memorials Trust gave £100 towards payment for adding another name to the memorial, that of J.J. Goodsell, who died in World War II.
The memorial was constructed around 1920. The main inscription on the obelisk reads
All honour
give
to those
who nobly
striving
nobly fell
that we
might live
1914 – 1918
The names of 15 fallen are inscribed on the plinth below.
On the south face of the plinth is the inscription
1939 – 1945
A. Bell
W.J. King
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E.J. Miles
J.J. Goodsell
Further information
War Memorials Trust reference WM1739
UK National Inventory of War Memorials: 54615
If you have a concern about this memorial please contact the Trust on conservation@warmemorials.org
