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The War Memorial in Christ Church, Lower Birling (Kent)
Photo © Copyright Andrew Ashbee, Chairman of the Snodland
Historical Society
The First World War Memorial in Christ Church, Lower Birling, is a brass plaque that commemorates 15 men who lost their lives in the First World War.
Christ Church, Lower Birling, stands on the Malling Road opposite St. Katherine's Lane. Christ Church is part of the united benefice of All Saints', Snodland, with Christ Church Lower Birling. Lower Birling is now effectively part of Snodland.
One soldier of the Yorkshire Regiment is commemorated on the First World War Memorial.
We are very grateful to Andrew Ashbee, Chairman of the Snodland Historical Society who has given us permission to use the above photograph.
Private Percy Victor Abnett. 33118. 4th Battalion the
Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 12592 R West Kent Regt. Killed 28 October 1918.
Born Snodland (Kent), Enlisted Maidstone, Resided Snodland.
Buried COLOGNE SOUTHERN CEMETERY.
Christ Church, Lower Birling (1)
Photo © Copyright Richard
Dorrell and licensed for reuse under this Creative
Commons Licence.
Richard Dorrell
includes the following information on this church;-
"I am grateful to the current rector of the church who contacted me with
the following information regarding the name of the church: Christ Church
is in the town of Snodland, but its official ecclesiastical title is Christ
Church, Lower Birling. It needs to be distinguished from a different (much
older) church called All Saints', Snodland. Originally the churches were located
in two separate parishes of Snodland and Lower Birling."
Christ
Church, Lower Birling (2)
Photo © Copyright N
Chadwick and licensed for reuse under this Creative
Commons Licence.
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