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Chartham

The memorial in the mid Kent village of Chartham in the North Downs is beside the lychgate of the church of St. Mary’s. It is a rough granite Celtic cross on a plinth with a three-stepped base. A down-pointing sword is carved in relief on the shaft of the cross. Names of the fallen are in raised lead lettering on two polished faces of the plinth. The memorial is enclosed by a low chain fence on three sides and the churchyard wall on the fourth. On three sides of the memorial there are stone planters in front of the step.

In November 2004 War Memorials Trust gave £300 towards the costs of the work to clean and re-point the cross, the plinth and the steps, to repaint raised lead lettering and clean the chain link and repaint it in black Hammerite.

The inscription on the front face of the plinth reads:

"To the Glory of God
And in grateful memory of the men of
Chartham who fell in the Great War 1914 – 1919

Royal Navy 

Ashbee A. G. Cook W. C. Ingram W. Purcell J. F. 
Cackeith J. Daniels E. Lauder A. Raines F. 
Coleman G. H. Fagg A. Moat J. Swan W. H. 
White F. 

H. M Army 

Arnold V. Craggs P. Horton H. Rumsey F. G. 
Bishop G. E. Dadson A. Horton J. Sargeant J. 
Care F. Dale S. Hubard E. Sherwood A. W. 
Carr S. G. Dashwood G. Larkin A. D. Shorter E. 
Cavell S. H. Finch T. Luscombe W. H. Swan E. 
Cheeseman J. Frisby E. E. D. Mann W. H. Taylor F. 
Cole C. Gambrell A. Marten C. P. Theobald A. W. 
Coleman H. Goodban S. Maybourne E. E. Theobald G. H. 
Collard R. Gutteridge C. Morris W.T. Twyman C. 
Collinson H. Hoare H. Norris F. Watson H. B. 
Cork A. Homewood C. Perry W. J. White J. 
Whitbread A. W. Kitney H. G. C. Wrench G.

Their name liveth for evermore."

On a side face of the plinth are listed the names of those who died in the Second World War:

"Roll of Honour 
1939-1945 

Ballard P. S. Hoare J. F. 
Bellamy C. Hollingsbee V. 
Brice S. F. Hubbard J. W. 
Britt J. Jury E. F. 
Clover J. Knott W. 
Clough J. A. Manktelow R. E. 
Coomber R. Frazer-Smith H. R. 
Daniels F. C. Miles A. 
Datlen V. A. Rogers E. A. 
Dixon R. Starr D. 
Dunnell W. H. Tomlin H. R. 
Fuller C. L. White E. R. 
Hayes C. Wiffen R. S. 
Hinder A. Wyles F. R. 
Pace F. W. Curr A. H."

The memorial was erected in October 1920 and was unveiled by Admiral C D Sturdee. 

Further information

War Memorials Trust reference WM2831
UK National Inventory of War Memorials: 16379

If you have a concern about this memorial please contact the Trust on conservation@warmemorials.org

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