Kennedy War Memorial
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Location
| Street: | Church Platt |
| Town: | Cuckfield |
| Parish: | Cuckfield |
| Council: | Mid Sussex District Council |
| County: | West Sussex |
| Postcode: | RH17 |
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| Object setting: | Inside building |
| and in: | Religious |
| Access is: | Public |
| Location note: | Western porch / clock tower, Parish Church of Holy Trinity |
| In the AZ book: | West Sussex |
| Page: | 71 |
| Grid reference: | N4 |
| The A-Z books used are A-Z East Sussex and A-Z West Sussex (Editions 1A 2005). Geographers' A-Z Map Company Ltd. Sevenoaks. | |
| OS Reference: | TQ303245 |
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Makers
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General Information
| Commissioned by: | Sir John G. Kennedy, KCMG. and Evelyn Adela Bootle-Wilbraham. (parents) |
| Work is: | Extant |
| Owner custodian: | Parish Church of Holy Trinity. Cuckfield. |
| Description: | Set above the door to the clock tower. Memorial to three brothers killed in WWI. Three recessed white marble portrait panels underneath a coat of arms. Each panel is separated by an orange marble column. The individual full length portraits, in uniform are each depicted against a battle field setting. Underneath each panel is an inscription on dark grey marble. The whole is set on a light grey marble back. |
| Inscription: | TO MY BELOVED SON PAUL ADRIAN THE RIFLE BRIGADE BORN 11 DEC 1886 KILLED AT FROMELLES 9 MAY 1915 THIRD SON OF SIR JOHN. G. KENNEDY K.C.M.G. FILI MI, FILI MI, QUIS MIHI TRIBUAT UT EGO MORIAR PRO TE, FILI MI, FILI MI. ? Middle panel, inscribed, gilt letters: TO MY DEARLY LOVED SON ARCHIBALD EDWARD CAPTAIN 93RD ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS BORN 7 SEPT. 1878 KILLED AT LE CATEAU 26 AUG. 1914 ELDEST SON OF SIR JOHN. G. KENNEDY. K.C.M.G. THE LORD KNOWETH THEM THAT ARE HIS Right hand panel, inscribed, gilt letters: TO MY DARLING SON JOHN PATRICK FRANCIS THE RIFLE BRIGADE BORN 28 SEPT. 1891 KILLED AT VILLERS BRETONNEUX 24 APRIL 1918 YOUNGEST SON OF SIR JOHN G. KENNEDY K.C.M.G. CAUSA ALIIS VITA CUR FRUERENTUR ERAT Underneath, in one line extending across all three panels, gilt letters: IN THANKFUL REMEMBRANCE OF THEIR LIVES AND PROUD REMEMBRANCE OF THEIR DEATH. THEIR LOVING MOTHER |
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Classification
| Categories: | Military, Commemorative, Sculptural |
| Object type1: | War memorial |
| Object subtype1: | World War I |
| Object type2: | Sculpture |
| Object type3: | Relief |
| Subject type1: | Portrait |
| Subject subtype1: | Standing |
| Subject type2: | Figurative |
| Subject subtype1: | Standing |
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Object Parts
| Part 1: | Individual portrait panels |
| Material: | White, orange and grey marble |
| Height (cm): | 73 |
| Width (cm): | 50 |
| Depth (cm): | 20 |
| Part 2: | Figures |
| Material: | White marble |
| Height (cm): | 53 |
| Width (cm): | 16 |
| Depth (cm): | 16 |
| Part 3: | Whole structure |
| Material: | White, orange and grey marble |
| Height (cm): | 150 |
| Width (cm): | 180 |
| Depth (cm): | 20 |
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Object Condition
| Overall condition: | Good |
| Risk assessment: | No known risk |
| Date of on-site inspection: | 07/01/2008 |
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History
| History: | FILI MI, FILI MI, QUIS MIHI TRIBUAT UT EGO
MORIAR PRO TE, FILI MI, FILI MI. ? (II Samuel 18:33 Vulgata My son, my son, would that I had died for thee, my son, my son.) Paul Adrian Kennedy is named on the Ploegsteert Memorial, near Ypres, Belgium and has no known grave. He was 28 years old. Archibald Edward Kennedy is buried in Le Cateau Military Cemetery near Cambrai. He was 35 years old. John Patrick Francis Kennedy is buried in Crucifix Corner Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux on the Somme. He was 26 years old. They were survived by two siblings: Captain Aubrey Leo Kennedy (b. 6 Feb 1885, d. 8 Dec 1965) and Kathleen Yone Kennedy (b. 14 Aug 1880, d. 16 May 1970). |
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References
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Photographs
Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |  Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
 Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |  Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
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