TQ6666 : Luddesdown War Memorial
taken 4 years ago, near to Luddesdown, Kent, England
Luddesdown is a small village on the Kentish North Downs. The village has a long history stretching back to Saxon times. The Church of St Peter and St Paul is Grade II* listed ( Link ). Luddesdown Court is a Grade I mediaeval manor ( Link ).
Wikipedia: Link
War memorials were mainly constructed after WWI to commemorate the troops who gave their lives in the war. Many were then updated after WWII. Some war memorials date back to the Boer War. Almost every town and village in Britain has a War Memorial. They take many forms, the commonest being an obelisk, a cross or statue of a soldier. Some commemorate the inhabitants of a place, some are for schools and others are for companies or Military groupings.
Many memorials are grade II listed, 61 are II* listed, Link*_listed_war_memorials_in_England
& 12 are Grade I listed. Link
A search for memorials can be carried out at Link