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Kent's Roll of Shame!

We have identified the following Kent civic tributes and war graves that require protection / restoration urgently. Some are merely in need of a good clean (by stonemasons NOT a local resident with a steam cleaner). Others require a fresh coat or the men's names "blacked". A few have patently been allowed to decay over a long period of time, one or two are even starting to fall apart! It is an utterly scandalous situation that some parish councils and church PCC's neglect their sons like this. We have no hestitation to name and shame the worst offenders here. Their normal excuse is (wait for it) - lack of funds. This is utterly ridiculous because the most wealthy parishes are often the worst offenders. It's outrageous!! What they often fail to realise is the fact that if these men's names completly disappear, they may well be lost forever from a local point of view. Those villages who seek to have their details removed from this list of shame are advised to get in touch with the War Memorials Trust who will be able to provide advice regarding grant funding. Alternatively CLICK HERE for War Memorials Trust Application Forms and Guidance. As you will find out, there is no reason why your village tribute should be looking so bad...There is no need for us to make any disparaging comments - the photographs speak for themselves. Have a look yourself and then make your own mind up...


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KENT WAR MEMORIALS IN NEED OF URGENT PROTECTION
BRIDGE
CHARING
CHATHAM
(St Augustines)
HASTINGLEIGH
(Fence)
RECTIFIED OCTOBER 2007
FAVERSHAM
(St Mary of Charity)

RECTIFIED MARCH 2005 FOLLOWING OUR COMPLAINT
SELLING
WOODCHURCH
LYMPNE
(Shepway Cross)
DEAL
(St Leonard's)

RESTORED SEPTEMBER 2007 WITH OUR HELP
NORTHFLEET
RECTIFIED MARCH 2OO7
The Memorial has now been fully restored
MAIDSTONE
(R. West Kent's)
CANTERBURY
(Civic War Memorial)
IGHTHAM
MATFIELD
SISSINGHURST
(WW2 Plaque only)
BRENCHLEY
NOW RECTIFIED FOLLOWING OUR COMPLAINTS
BICKLEY
(St George)
SANDHURST
STANSTED
OFFHAM
LUDDESDOWN
HILDENBOROUGH

Northfleet
St. Marks, Rosherville
Rosherville

This civic war memorial (although quite clean) is without doubt  the worst kept war memorial we have come across in the whole of Kent!  The names here have patently been allowed to deteriorate over a very long period of time. What is wrong with the local people to allow this to happen? Don't they realise that if the names eventually completely dissapear, it is quite possible (indeed probable) that some names shall be lost forever (from a local perspective)! The Commonwealth War Graves Commission often only records burial details not where a man came from or had links to. Once the name goes there is no way of finding the casualty again. It really is that simple.

We have written a polite letter to the Vicar but to date haven't received the courtesy of a reply... Not entirely surprising given the state of the war memorial located so close by!  We are prepared to assist with this memorials restoration not just cause mischief. We did receive an email from a local resident who objected to the way we had posted this memorials details online. According to him (Andrew) this page is an agressive tactic and we are interfering in local matters that don't concern us! What a cheek, You couldn't make it up!


Rosherville Plate 1 Rosherville Plate 2

KINGSNORTH
(War Graves in dense undergrowth all year round)

FIXED OCTOBER 2007
The Rector confirmed to us that the weeds have now been cut back and that the war graves shall be given due respect in the future


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ASHFORD WAR MEMORIAL
OUR GRADE II LISTED BUILDING APPLICATION APPROVED
February 20007
Updating Ashford's Civic Tribute
October 2006
In 2006 we made representations to the Ashford Borough Council to have the town's civic tribute bought up-to date. We want to add all the names of local fallen men who were left off the memorial by error (WW1 & WW2) and to also add the names of locally fallen men from all post WW2 conflicts including local fallen men killed on active service in Iraq & Afganistan
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Glady's Alice Sparkes
Ashford's only civilian casualty of the Great War who was missed off the towns memorial!

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KENT VICTORIA CROSS GRAVES FALLING APART!

DEAN D
(Tunstall)
BORTON A.D
(Hunton)
KERR W.A
(Folkestone)
COMMERELL JE
(Folkestone)
COFFIN C
(Tunbridge Wells)
WALKER M
(Folkestone)
WHITE W.A
(Hildenborough)









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As you can see below, as this site becomes more popular, parish councils are rectifying the highlighted problems

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David W Hughes : Neil R Clark : Kyle D Tallett