Elham War Memorial
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Early photographs of the memorial
Inscriptions from the memorial :-
(North Side)
1914 -1918 In Memoriam R.I.P.
| (South Side) | (West Side) | (East Side) |
(Circular Stone) Also 1939 - 1945 |
| J.E.Baldock | E.T.Ames | E.H.Castle | E.L.Hoskins |
| C.Carswell | H.S.Ames | D.F.Clayson | J.B.Seymour |
| E.Ellender | W.J.Cole | C.Gammon | F.E.Southern |
| H.Ellender | A.Ellender | E.Hadaway | E.Verney |
| A.Hogben | P.Hadaway | W.May | R.M.Wilkinson |
| N.A.Jones | A.Hayward | R.S.Pearse | L.M.Wren |
| W.Pegden | A.Pegden | F.Savage | D.Constant |
| A.Richards | S.Pegden | L.B.Scott | F.L.Cork |
| A.W.Watson | E.E.Simmonds | W.S.White | S.Crouch |
| T.E.West | W.Vincett | D.R.File |
Church yard Military Graves :-
(Cinque Ports Grave Stone)
3954 Private Percy Hadaway, 5th.BN.Royal Sussex Regt.
22nd.January 1917 aged 26.
(Wooden Memorial)
In Loving Memory of Captain C.L.M.Scott, North Stafford
Regt.Att. Royal Flying Corps.Lead Kindly light.
( The dates are difficult to read, but it appears he died in 1917)
(Angel Memorial Stone)
Died In Action - Walter Johnson
"B" Coy. 2nd Bn., Leicestershire Regiment
7th November 1914. Buried with his son Walter , who died 17th February 1915 aged
16 months.
Link to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website. This is an excellent site, with a searchable index of war graves, with some civilian casualty information.
The 2003 Remembrance Day Service at Elham War Memorial
The procession arrives from the Square and St. Mary's Church. The traffic is stopped through the village for the duration of the service.
British Legion members under the command of Colonel Ramsey form up and come to attention.
A wreath is laid every year by the
family of Fredrick Leonard Cork,
normally this duty is performed by his daughter Mrs Williams.
However in 2003 the honour fell to Fred's Granddaughter and Great Granddaughter.
The children of Elham Primary School lay small crosses in a separate remembrance service held especially for the children.
A proud day for Fred's Great Granddaughter.
Three generations of Fredrick Leonard Cork's descendants.
Last updated 04/06/2008
