Rodmersham War Memorial
Rodmersham is another small village outside of Sittingbourne. It is a small village and the war memorial consists of a bronze scroll about 4 ft high inside the church. The number of names is shocking for the size of the village and covers a cross section of the village inhabitants.
The memorial consists of a small dedication and a list of names
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To the Glory of God In memory of the men of this parish who gave their lives for King and Couuntry in the Great War 1914-1919 |
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Capt B.W.M.Pearson, RASC Died 25th Oct 1918. Buried Vadencourt British Cemetery. 2.B.22 |
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2nd Lieut.A.B.Ward,EastYorks KIA 15th Aug 1918 with 1st Bttn. Buried Ancre British Cemetery, Beaumont Hamel, Somme. 8.C.3 |
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Corp, E.Worsley, West Kents Died 20-Sept-1918 with 10th Bttn. Buried Les Baraques Military Cem, Calais |
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Pte F.Busbridge, Royal Fusiliers KIA 9-4-17 with 4th Bttn. Has no known grave, commemorated on the Arras Memorial. |
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Pte G.Chittenden, Buffs KIA 1-5-17 with 6th Bttn.Has no known grave, commemorated on the Arras Memorial. |
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Pte R.J.Eastman, Royal Sussex KIA 18-Oct-1918 with 9th Bttn. Buried Hautmont Com Cem 4.B.11 |
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Pte H.W.Holland, Royal.Berks Died of Wounds with 8th Bttn. Buried Heilly Station Cemetery 3.D.52 |
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Pte J.Johnson, RAOC Died 20th Jan-1919, buried Les Baraques Military Cemetery, Calais 7.F.4A |
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Pte E.Knight, Buffs KIA 3rd May 1917 with 6th Bttn. Has no known grave, commemorated on the Arras Memorial. |
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Pte J.Mitchell, Buffs KIA 4th Oct 1917 with 2/4th Bttn East Lancs.Has no known grave, commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium. |
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Pte M.Prett, Royal West Kents Died of Wounds 31st Jul-1917 with 11th Bttn. Buried Hazebrouck Com Cem 3.F.12 |
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Pte H.J.Pettitt, RAMC Died 14th Feb 1918. Buried Maidstone Cemetery. |
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Pte W.Ransom, Royal West Kents KIA 20th Sept 1917. Has no known grave, commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium. |
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Pte F.Saunders, Royal West Kents KIA 14th Feb 1917 with 7th Bttn. Has no known grave, commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme. |
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Pte P.W.White Machine Gun Corps KIA 15th June 1917.Has no known grave, commemorated on the Arras Memorial. |
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Sto 1st Cl C.Lamkin R.N. KIA 22nd Sept 1914 HMS Aboukir. Has no known grave, commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial |
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