Ripple War Memorial - Ripple, Kent, UK.
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N 51° 12.169 E 001° 21.764
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The Ripple War Memorial, St Mary's Church, Church Lane, Ripple, Kent, UK
Waymark Code: WMEBT3
Location: United Kingdom
Date Posted: 05/04/2012
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The Ripple War Memorial is sited in churchyard of St Mary the Virgin Church.
A stone cross mounted on a hexagonal platform. The memorial was dedicated on
February 4th 1920 by
Harold Ernest Bilbrough,
Bishop
of
Dover. The architect of the memorial was a Mr. Harold C King.
The memorial is inscribed; IN MEMORY / OF THE FALLEN / AND / IN GRATITUDE / FOR
LIVES SPARED / IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914-1918
The Memorial
contains the names of 21 fallen men. 7 were former students of the Upton School (believed to be a
former local private school). The other 14 men listed were parish residents.
Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 02/04/1920
Private or Public Monument?: Other
Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: St Mary the Virgin Church
Geographic Region where the Monument is located: Europe
Website for this Monument: [Web Link]
Physical Address of Monument:
St Mary The Virgin
Church Lane
Ripple, Kent England
CT14 8JL
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