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Lower Hardres
Town or City: Canterbury
County: Kent
Country: England
WMT Reference Number: WM1021
Value of grant: £100.00
Type of memorial: Freestanding
Type of work: Conservation and repair
Grant scheme: Small Grants Scheme
Year: 2003
UKNIWM reference number: 16388
Lower Hardres war memorial is on the roadside of School Lane, near the junction with Hardres Court Road. The memorial cross is constructed of granite and takes the form of a celtic cross on a rough plinth upon a two stepped base. A sword is shown in relief on the front face of the memorial. The memorial is within a conservation area.
In 2003 War Memorials Trust provided a grant of £100 towards cleaning and re-pointing work.
The memorial was unveiled in June 1920 by Brigadier General Neil W Haig.
The inscription on the memorial reads
In
proud and
immortal
memory
of
the men connected with this
parish who fell in the Great War
1914 - 1919
L. Bowles Pte The Buffs
W.R. Coleman Stkr HMS Pembroke
A.W. Divers Pte The Buffs
J. Hopkins Pte The Grenadier Guards
S. Hopkins Pte The Grenadier Guards
W.J. Quested G 63rd Bd R.F.A.
C.C.V. Surtees 2nd Lt Border Regt
W.H. Sutton Pte East Surrey Regt
M. Tapley Pte R. Warwickshire Regt
A.W. Towner Pte 11th Hussars
Their name liveth for evermore
Further information
War Memorials Trust reference WM1021
UK National Inventory of War Memorials: 16388
If you have a concern about this memorial please contact the Trust on conservation@warmemorials.org
